'One of the largest that has ever been seen in the water. George Burgess, director emeritus of the International Shark Attack File at Florida Museum of Natural History, told ABC News: 'It's a very big white shark, obviously. 'We had a very long beautiful dive with her and we were all very much enthusiastic about the encounter.' 'During the circles we realised just how big she was - she must have been something like seven metres long. She was very interested and was looking at us. 'She was very calm and not at all nervous and was circling us. We realised almost immediately that she was very big.
10-year-old boy severely bitten by shark in Mexico. Shark attacks kayak off Hawaii shore: VIDEO. 'All of a sudden out of the deep blue, there she came. Deep Blue and, an estimated 20 feet long and possibly still growing. When we entered the water we had to wait because there was nothing to see. Mr Maier, 48, said: 'Deep Blue is a very large female shark and she is known to be found in Mexico. German tourist Michael Maier also described filming the predator during a 2014 trip to Mexico.
Great whites, the largest predatory fish on earth, typically grow to 15 feet in length, with some, like Deep Blue, exceeding 20 feet in length and weighing up to 5,000 pounds, according to National Geographic. The massive predator was also featured back in 2014 in a Shark Week documentary, when researchers tagged the gigantic fish. The video shows the enormous apex predator swimming near researchers in steel cages, with one bold enough to be swimming outside the protection of the protective metal bars. 'If you asked me right now, it would be freediving with, interacting with and photographing not one but multiple, different great whites AND Deep Blue.' 'If you asked me yesterday the answer would be freediving with Deep Blue, a great white, the largest ever documented, who was last seen in 2013 in Mexico. 'I hope my conservation images like this help people to question their perceptions and realize the beauty, and importance of sharks and I hope that they inspire the kind of compassion and connection we need to have with nature and sharks, to help protect them and coexist alongside them.'Īnother diver who swam with Deep Blue. Kimberly Jeffries, wrote: 'If you asked me a few days ago what the most amazing thing I've ever seen in Hawaiian waters the answer probably would be pretty different. Posting on Instagram shortly after the swim, Oliphant wrote: 'Face to face with the worlds largest great white ever recorded 'Deep Blue' with still in shock that we spent almost the whole day with this amazing animal in my backyard. Remarkable photos shot by Oliphant show him and Ramsey swimming right next to the enormous predator. It is an impressive feat! Hopefully Deep Blue will be spotted on a regular basis for years to come.Deep Blue is thought to be around 20ft long according to scientists who have previously encountered the predator, around the same height as a fully-grown giraffe
Not only do they need to find meals, but also avoid entrapment by humans. Sharks that reach a ripe old age are extremely successful predators. It is believed that Deep Blue is around 50 years old! The visual tracking has been occurring for years.
VIDEO OF DEEP BLUE SHARK FULL
With a full belly, she was not very interested in the divers.ĭeep Blue has been spotted in several places around the Pacific including Mexico. The video was taken by divers that were not in a cage which indicated that Deep Blue was a calm shark for the moment. The carcass is approximately 20 miles off of Oahu and attracted several large sharks, but Deep Blue was the largest. She is so legendary that she even has her own name “Deep Blue” and her own Twitter account!ĭeep Blue is in the area because she was recently seen feeding off a large sperm whale carcass. Featured Image Credit: Video Credit: Inside EditionĪ massive Great White Shark was spotted off the coast of Hawaii earlier this month and it appears to be the largest great white on record at 20 ft.
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