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Seen very near the surface of the water along the coast of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. During the winter migrate to he deeper waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. They spend most of their time at the surface, hence their nickname the "sun fish."

Range

The basking shark ranges throughout the north and south Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, north and south Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, off southern Australia and around New Zealand.

In Canadian waters the basking shark is often seen during the summer and fall (May to September) near and around the coastline. It ranges from White Bay and Notre Dame Bay Newfoundland, to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the Scotian Shelf, along the Nova Scotia coastline, in the Bay of Fundy and south towards the U.S. border.

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