Episode 141: Basking No More

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found a sharp decline in basking shark sightings in California.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3035/basking-no-more/'>here</a>.     </p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.818670/full'>here.</a></p> <p>Read ‘Basking Shark’ by Norman MacCaig <a href='https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/basking-shark/'>here</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>