Scientists have discovered something new about the basking shark, which lives in Cape Cod waters during this time of year. Jaida Elcock of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the lead researcher for this study. CAI's Gilda Geist spoke with her to get the latest on basking sharks. Gilda Geist Compared to a species like the great white shark, basking sharks are not a species that has a particularly large presence in the mainstream. Can you introduce us to the basking shark?