PLUNGING the depths of the deep blue sea pictures show how this diving dentist. Check out her markings at the pelvic fin vs. "Thank you all for the surface support, surface photos and videos, and putting up with the smell," half-joked Mohler to fellow divers in his Facebook post.ĪBC-affiliate KITV reported that Deep Blue found the whale carcass after it washed up on Sand Island last week, and was later towed out into the ocean. RM J16CMTISLA MUJERES, MEXICO: Markku Petteri Viljakainen and Whale shark. While Deep Blue was actually spotted and filmed by Mark Mohler and Kimberly Jeffries, the female Great White Shark that Ocean Ramsey was diving with was not Deep Blue, but another massive female named 'Haole Girl' by the diver who first reported her. Mohler wrote that fellow diver Kimberly Jeffries was the first to see her on 13 January, and the pair confirmed Deep Blue's identity with the white shark authority.Īs Deep Blue fed, she spread "chunks of whale and oil" in the water, he wrote. He said she had come to Hawaii for an "all-you-can-eat vacation." Mark Mohler, a diver who snapped photos of Deep Blue, wrote on Facebook: "Deep Blue, possibly the biggest White Shark identified, coming in at nearly 7 meters, was last spotted in Mexico." Whale Shark underwater approaching a scuba diver under a boat in the deep blue sea Flock of sharks underwater with sun rays and stones in deep blue sea.
"I think the sperm whale kind of presented an opportunistic foraging opportunity so that's probably why people saw this animal," Hutchinson said.ĭivers were able to identify the shark as Deep Blue thanks to a tag she was given when she was found off the coast of Guadalupe Island around two decades ago. The sharks generally gather in Hawaii in the winter when they carry out deep dives during the day, she said, meaning they're not typically spotted by humans. 2:47 Shark Pics Deep Blue Great White Shark Week Hawaiian Islands Hawaii Travel Ocean Life Worlds Largest Great White Shark Footage Move over Jaws. "About 20% of the population from California and Mexico migrate here every year or every other year," Hutchinson explained. Deep Blue, a 20-foot great white shark last spotted off the coast of Guadalupe Island, is widely considered to be the biggest great white shark ever filmed. The animals have been gathering in the spot "forever," she added. She said it was a "fun surprise" for them when they noticed her. Hutchinson said some of her friends were out at sea searching for tiger sharks when they spotted Deep Blue. Read more: Video: Great white shark swims inches from kayaker's boat off California coast
Melanie Hutchinson, a shark expert at the University of Hawaii, told KHON2 the animal is thought to measure between 15 to 21 feet in length. The divers, who captured remarkable footage of the encounter, say the shark is Deep Blue - a 20-foot-long female. "Deep Blue," which has her own Twitter account and was the subject of a documentary several years ago, had previously been spotted around Guadalupe Island off Mexico.A great white shark, believed to be one of the biggest on record, has been spotted off the coast of Hawaii.ĭivers found the huge creature, named Deep Blue, as she fed on a dead sperm whale, around nine miles from the coast off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, KHON2 reported. Sightings of great white sharks are rare in Hawaii, where the water is too warm. "We went out at sunrise, and she stayed with us pretty much throughout the day." Ramsey said the animal, believed to be at least 50 years old and weighing an estimated 2.5 tonnes, was "shockingly wide" and may be pregnant. "She was just this big beautiful gentle giant wanting to use our boat as a scratching post," added Ramsey, who swam with the shark all day and captured stunning pictures. "We saw a few (tiger sharks) and then she came up and all the other sharks split, and she started brushing up against the boat," said Ocean Ramsey, one of the divers, recounting the extraordinary encounter to the Honolulu Star Adviser. The 20-foot (six-meter) female shark - bearing similar markings as "Deep Blue," the largest great white shark recorded - made its surprise appearance on Tuesday, joining other sharks feasting on a sperm whale carcass off Oahu. An enormous great white shark - believed to be one of the biggest on record - has been spotted off the coast of Hawaii by divers who took a swim with the predator.