Basking Shark Watching Journal & Sightings Log

A basking shark watching journal and sightings log for summer on the coast: meet the basking shark, when and where to look (with Isle of Man hot spots), what you’ll see, a watching code, sea-watch logs, a sightings log, fin sketches and a summer calendar.

What’s inside:

• Welcome, contents and kit list
• Meet the basking shark (photo and facts)
• When and where to look
• What will I see? (fin, tail tip and snout)
• Sea-watching code
• Sea-watch logs (4 sessions)
• Sightings log
• Fin sketches and notes
• My summer calendar (May–August, any year)
• My season (tallies and reflection)
• Credits & licence page

Pages: 13 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both included as PDF.

Who it’s for: Ages 7+ · families · nature clubs · coastal holidays.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink.

Log pages can be reprinted as often as you need for your own family or group.

Every fact is checked against named sources (mostly referenced Wikipedia articles, plus the Shark Trust, the International Shark Attack File, Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch, Manx Wildlife Trust and the journal Nature) and listed on the credits page. Photos are public domain (mostly NOAA) or CC0, from Wikimedia Commons; drawings are REALLYBYTE’s own artwork.

Licence: personal and single-classroom use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own family or your own class, and share it with your class through a password-protected platform. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share it publicly. For school-wide use, please email info@reallybyte.com.

Made by REALLYBYTE, the team behind sharks.animals.im. Questions: info@reallybyte.com