Basking shark, Pacific (Cetorhinus maximus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 17
Appendix 1: Headlines and Titles of Articles Pertaining to Basking Sharks from Non-scientific Sources from 1858 to Present Day with an Emphasis on British Columbia and Adjacent Waters
| Title of Article or Headline | Source |
|---|---|
| Clayoquoat Sound--The Tonquin Massacre | Victoria Gazette, September 9, 1858, Number VII |
| The Fishes of Puget Sound | Washington Standard, June 20, 1862 |
| Battle with Shark | Colonist, September 9, 1905 |
| Shark Killed by Millmen at Cedar Cove | Province, December 5, 1905, p. 1 |
| Fisherman’s Desperate Fight With Shark | Province, September 17, 1906, p. 16 |
| Captured a Shark | Colonist, October 6, 1906, p. 8 |
| Will Engage in Shark Fisheries | Unknown, December 27, 1910 |
| Caught Shark in Salmon Net: Excitement at Rivers Inlet When Sea Tiger was Captured | Province, July 15, 1915, p. 3 |
| Sees Several Sharks Among Salmon School off Mouth of Fraser | Sun, August 2, 1915, p. 9. |
| Sharks in Local Waters | Colonist, July 30, 1916 |
| Says Shark Meat is Very Superior Food | Colonist, July 25, 1920, p. 21 |
| Shark Industry to be Developed on Large Scale | Times, August 25, 1921, p. 12 |
| Shark Fishing Industry to be Located on Alberni Canal | Port Alberni News, August 31, 1921 |
| Halibut Fishermen Say “Sea Serpent” Is a Gigantic Shark | Province, September 27, 1925, p. 16 |
| Mystery Beast Believed to be Ancient Seacow | Province, November 24, 1934, p. 1 |
| ‘Sea Monster’ Basking Shark Declares Fisheries Expert | Sun, November 26, 1934, p. 1. |
| A Canadian “Monster”: Sea-cow, Basking Shark, or “Cadborosaurus”? | The Illustrated London News, Dec.14, 1934 |
| Byline: A battle was seen between a twenty foot shark and six sea lions. | Western Fisheries, March 1935, p. 20 |
| Unidentified Sea Monster Found Dead | Colonist, October 8, 1936, p. 1 |
| Gill Net Fishing Gear in Rivers Inlet | Western Fisheries, July 1937, p. 20 |
| Dogfish and Sharks | Western Fisheries, August 1937, p. 13 |
| Fish Meal and Oil Production and Markets | Western Fisheries, November 1937, p. 27 |
| Sharks of the Seven Seas | Western Fisheries, February, 1938 p. 10 |
| Sea Monster is Observed Off Oak Bay | Colonist, November 16, 1938, p. 5. |
| Fishing Fleet News: Seattle Seiner Lands 10-ton Shark | Western Fisheries, December 1938, p. 14 |
| Narrow Escape | The Zeballos Miner, January 23, 1939 |
| Report of Gillnet Fishing in Sooke Area During 1938 | The Fisherman, May 9, 1939, p. 1 |
| Sharks in B.C. Waters But Harmless | Pacific Coast News, July 27, 1939, p. 1 |
| Tittle Tattle | The Fisherman, September 12, 1939, p. 8 |
| Reports from Fishing Grounds | The Fisherman, July 30, 1940, p. 1 |
| Here and There (Smiths Inlet ) | The Fisherman, July 22, 1941, p. 4 |
| Here and There (Smiths Inlet) | The Fisherman, July 29, 1941, p. 4 |
| Fishing Ground Reports | The Fisherman, July 14, 1942, p. 2 |
| Sharks Take Profit: Fishermen Report Their Nets Ruined | Province, August 14, 1942, p. 28 |
| Here and There (Bliss Landing) | The Fisherman, September 8, 1942, p. 3 |
| War Declared on B.C. Sharks | Province, February 3, 1943, p. 5 |
| War Against Sharks is Declared | The Fisherman, February 9, 1943, p. 4 |
| Riflemen to Hunt Sharks | Sun, March 20, 1943, p. 23 |
| Coast Shark Livers Help Bombing Raids on Berlin | Sun, March 30, 1943, p. 13 |
| Fishermen Plan Mutual Aid Against Sharks | Sun, July 8, 1943, p. 19 |
| Six Sharks Killed by Packers Boat | Province, July 12, 1943, p. 25 |
| Fishing Ground Reports (Good Hope Cannery, Rivers Inlet) | The Fisherman, July 20, 1943, p. 3 |
| How Insurance for Nets Works | The Fisherman, July 20, 1943, p. 2 |
| Net Insurance Popular at Margaret Bay | The Fisherman, August 17, 1943, p. 3 |
| Shark Liver Weighs 2000 Lbs. (Astoria, Oregon) | The Fisherman, August 24, 1943, p. 2 |
| Three-ton Shark Yielded 1155 Lbs. of Liver | Commercial Fishermen’s Weekly August 27, 1943, p. 318 |
| Paddles Out To Sea To Fight Sharks | Province, June 10, 1944, p. 5 |
| Sharks Tear Salmon Nets Near Namu | Province, June 27, 1944, p. 23 |
| Giant Sharks Spoil Catch. | Colonist, June 29, 1944 |
| Fishmen Say Giant Sharks Tearing Nets | New Herald, June 29, 1944, p. 1 |
| Damage By Sharks. | Colonist, July 1, 1944, p. 21 |
| Net Insurance at Margaret Bay | The Fisherman, July 18, 1944, p. 3 |
| Giant Shark Loses Liver In Fight With Fisherman | Sun, May 25, 1945, p. 17 |
| Catch 29-Ft. Shark; Liver Weighs 1747 Lbs. | Province, June 4, 1945, p. 22 |
| Fish Shorts (Alberni Canal) | The Fisherman, June 5, 1945, p. 5 |
| Sharks Destroy Nets | West Coast Advocate, June 28, 1945, p. 1 |
| Sharks | West Coast Advocate, July 5, 1945, p. 11 |
| Results Follow Shark Editorial | West Coast Advocate, July 12, 1945, p. 1 |
| Basking Sharks Menace Fishing on West Coast | Province, July 16, 1945, p. 21 |
| Removal of Shark Menace to Salmon Fishing is Urged | West Coast Advocate, August 2, 1945, p. 11 |
| B.C. Fishermen Battle Shark Peril | Province, Nov. 17, 1945, p. 8 (mag. Sec.) |
| Bamfield News | West Coast Advocate, July 11, 1946, p. 5 |
| Shark Harpooned, Caught Off Nanaimo | Sun, July 11, 1946, p. 5. |
| Shark’s Liver Brings $66 | West Coast Advocate, July 11, 1946, p.10 |
| Coast Fishermen Report Large Shark Catches | West Coast Advocate, July 18, 1946, p. 14 |
| Harpoon, Rifle “Catch” Sharks off B.C. as Livers Sought for Vitamin Oil | Fisheries News Bulletin, Vol. XVII #203-4 |
| Sleeping Fisherman Nets Big Mud Shark | Colonist, Nov. 8, 1946, p. 16 |
| Harpoon Favored In Shark Fishing | Sun, December 3, 1946, p. 21 |
| Sharking | British Columbia Digest, Mar.1947, p. 73-74 |
| Sharkhunting Latest Sport Around Texada Island | Province, June 7, 1947, p. 5 |
| Sharks Damage Salmon Nets As Rivers Inlet Run Opens | Province, July 2, 1947, p. 33 |
| Numerous Basking Sharks Menace to Nets Of Salmon Fishermen Along Coast of B.C. | Colonist, July 16, 1947, p. 17 |
| Seiners Get Big Haul | The Fisherman, Aug. 8, 1947, p. 2 |
| Seven-Ton Shark Landed After Epic West Coast Fight | Province, September 30, 1947, p. 30 |
| Sharks Long as Street Cars Romp Off B.C. Coast | Sun, October 11, 1947, p. 5 |
| Scientists Say Monster Not Caddy | Times, December 8, 1947 p. 3 |
| ‘Caddy’ Remains May Be Only Basking Shark | Sun, December 8, 1947 p. 1 |
| Identifies Skeleton of Enormous Basking Shark | Colonist, December 13, 1947, p. 22 |
| Island Sea Monster Just ‘Basking Shark’ | News Herald, December 13, 1947 p. 4 |
| Skeleton is of Record Size Basking Shark | West Coast Advocate, Dec.18, 1947, p. 1 |
| British Columbia’s Basking Shark | Province, December 29, 1947, p. 4 |
| Log of the Mistral | The Fisherman, July 9, 1948, p. 6 |
| Bounty on Basking Sharks Wanted by Coast Fishermen. | Times, July 17, 1948, p. 6 |
| Log of the Mistral | The Fisherman, July 23, 1948, p. 6 |
| Basking Sharks in Puget Sound and Washington Coastal Waters | Tacoma Natural History Bulletin Vol. 1 #6 |
| Hunting Sharks Done With Harpoons, Rifles | Colonist, December 12, 1948, p. 17 |
| Maybe ‘Caddy’ Mystery Now Solved | Sun, December 18, 1948, p. 23 |
| War’s Shark Liver ‘Bonanza’ Over As Industry Almost Dead | Times, May 9, 1950, p. 2 |
| There Were Ten (Poem) | Western Fisheries, December, 1950, p. 25 |
| Basking Mud Sharks Mistaken for ‘Caddy’ | Sun, May 31, 1951, p. 11 |
| Special Gear Tried Against Sharks in Barkley Sound | The Fisherman, June 19, 1951, p. 2 |
| Shark’s Fin Bill’s Soup Not Serpent | Times, September 10, 1951, p. 13 |
| Big Shark Observed in Ladysmith Harbor | Colonist, June 28, 1952, p. 13 |
| Sharks Numerous: Harpoons New Tackle in Brentwood Waters | Colonist, July 5, 1952, p. 11 |
| Shark Big, But Basker, Not Biter | Colonist, July 9, 1952, p. 9 |
| Gill-Netting and Basking Sharks | Western Fisheries, November 1952, p. 12 |
| Sharks, Seals Bring Misery to Fishermen | Colonist, June 13, 1953, p. 13 |
| Sharks, Hair Seals Harry BC Fishermen | Province, June 14, 1953, p. 5 |
| Basking Sharks, Hair Seals Still Lead West Coast Fish Fleet’s Nuisance List | Colonist, June 23, 1953, p. 2 |
| Seals, Sharks Raid B.C. Fishers’ Nets | Sun, June 24, 1953, p. 8 |
| Shark in Gillnet Proves Costly to Q.C. Fisherman | Western Fisheries, September 1953, p. 22 |
| Doubt Raised That Monster Really Shark | Colonist, September 20, 1953, p. 17 |
| Sharks Return May Revive Thrilling Sport | Colonist, September 27, 1953, p. 5 |
| Clever Marksman | West Coast Advocate, May 26, 1955, p. 1 |
| Cruising Shark Sighted Off Qualicum Beach | Colonist, May 31, 1955, p. 24 |
| B.C. Sharks ‘Cut Up’ By Unique Bow Ram | Colonist, June 22, 1955, p. 1 |
| New Weapon Destroys Basking Sharks | Province, June 23, 1955, p. 7 |
| Ship Fights Sharks Off B.C. Coast | Sun, June 23, 1955 |
| Find New Method of Despatching the Basking Shark | West Coast Advocate, June 23, 1955, p. 1. |
| Troublesome Basking Sharks “Speared” by Patrol Vessel | Western Fisheries, July 1955, p. 19 |
| Sliced Basking Shark Newest Fishery Dish | The Fisherman, July 5, 1955 |
| Knife-like Ram On Vessel’s Prow Kills Sharks | Trade News, August 1955, Vol. 8, No. 2. p. 5 |
| B.C.’s big basking sharks are giants with no bite | Province, August 13, 1955, p. 20. (Mag. Sec.) |
| Giant too strong…Rampaging Sharks Best Sport For Thrill-Seeking City Dentist | Colonist, September 9, 1955, p. 13 |
| Basking Sharks Face New Device | Province, February 18, 1956, p. 2 |
| 2-Hour Fight Lands 2500-Pound Shark | Times, April 20, 1956, p. 6 |
| Owner Seeks Home For Ton of Shark | Colonist, April 20, 1956, p. 1 |
| Fisheries Patrol Winning War on Basking Sharks | West Coast Advocate, April 26, Sec. II, p. 4 |
| Boat Kills 31 Sharks in One Day | Times, May 3, 1956, p. 1 |
| Fishermen Ready Boats and Gear for Season Catch | West Coast Advocate, May 3, 1956, p. 1 |
| Shark Hunt | Trade News, Vol. 8, May 1956, No. 11, p. 13 |
| Shark hunters clean up on west coast pests | Province, May 4, 1956 |
| Basking-Shark Killer Rids Coast of Menace | Colonist, May 4, 1956, p. 20 |
| Steel Prow Halts Invasions of Sharks | Sun, May 7, 1956, p. 11 |
| Basking Shark School Won’t Get to College | The Fisherman, May 8, 1956, p. 3 |
| Shark Killer Ship Stabs 34 in a Day | Sun, May 16, 1956 |
| Week-End Holiday--For Some. | Colonist, May 27, 1956, p. 2 |
| Fewer Basking Sharks | West Coast Advocate, May 31, 1956, p. 5. |
| Island Shark Fishing to Be Revived | Colonist, June 5, 1956, p. 13 |
| Shark Shakes Boaters | Colonist, August 9, 1956, p. 1 |
| Ship Spears Shark | Popular Mechanics, November 1956, p. 172 |
| Fishermen Tell Whale of a Tale But Who Likes Shark Shenanigans? | Times, November 28, 1957, p. 23 |
| Frisky Fish Blamed As Boat Overturned | Times, August 5, 1958, p. 15 |
| 18-Foot Shark Caught In Net Off Bowen | Sun, August 29, 1958, p. 29 |
| 2nd Shark Captured | Sun, September 11, 1958, p. 21 |
| Fisherman lands 27-foot shark near Gibsons | Province, September 11, 1958 |
| Shark Panics Swimmers Children Dash to Shore | Colonist, June 19, 1959, p. 21 |
| Relax: Those sharks aren’t man-eaters! | Province, June 20, 1959, p. 1 |
| Sharks Abound, But No Man-Eaters Here | Times, July 8, 1959, p. 4 |
| 23-Foot Shark in Harbor | Times, July 17, 1959, p. 27 |
| Big Shark Tours Harbor | Colonist, July 18, 1959, p. 13 |
| Hunting the Giant Basking Shark | Western Fisheries, Aug. 1960, p. 19-20, p. 36-37. |
| Shark sought in canal for aquarium | Province, April 5, 1962 |
| B.C. shark to grace U.S. institute | Province, April 24, 1962 |
| Tow-ton Shark Copied in Barkley Sound Last Summer | Tofino Ucluelet Press, March 14, 1963, p. 7 |
| Nothing to Fear From Sharks Around Here | Colonist, June 27, 1975, p. 39 |
| Forty-foot Sharks Cruise Around Vancouver Island | Islander, November 1975 |
| ++From the Goodlad Alblum (Photograph and caption) | West Coast Fisherman, April 1990, p. 61 |
| 1. Sleeping Giants 2. Ship Spears Sharks | West Coast Fisherman, Oct. 1990, p. 44-49 |
| Huge knife sliced basking shark | Islander, September 1992 |
Sun=Vancouver Sun, Colonist=Daily Colonist (Victoria), Times=Victoria Daily Times