![]() ![]() Shark photographer George Probst notes that a shark's countershade is unique to the individual of the species and is analogous to a human fingerprint. Deep Blue was identified by researchers by her size and the pattern of where the gray coloring meets the white underside. In addition to her length, her body has a noticeable girth to it, indicating she may have been pregnant. Deep Blue has noticeable pigmentation and markings on her body, with a large laceration over her right side. Her size is disputed, with smaller estimates between 18 and 19 ft (5.5 and 5.8 m) in length. Description ĭeep Blue is estimated to be 6.1 m (20 ft) long and weigh over 2 t (4,400 lb). Due to the amount of interest, a Twitter account about her was created. Deep Blue's exposure increased further when she was spotted scavenging for food from a sperm whale carcass in Hawaii by researchers who had been in the area to monitor tiger sharks. Deep Blue's popularity increased when a viral video of her was posted to Facebook in 2015 by Padilla. Discovery ĭeep Blue was first discovered in 2014 when she was filmed as part of Shark Week off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico, aboard the MV Horizon charter vessel. Various videos show the shark as calm and non-aggressive around humans and even dolphins. The shark was spotted by marine biologists studying tiger sharks near the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Deep Blue was featured on the Discovery Channel's Shark Week. The shark was first spotted in Mexico by researcher Mauricio Hoyos Padilla. One of the largest great white sharks recordedĭeep Blue is a female great white shark that is estimated to be 6.1 m (20 ft) long and over fifty years old. The shark got her name from Discovery Channel diver Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, who swam with the creature as part of a Shark Week documentary.One of the largest great white sharks ever recorded Deep Blue Species '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. 'All of a sudden out of the deep blue, there she came. 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. 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 ![]()
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