"What do you say to people who might see your pictures and think that shark is still out there, I can go get a selfie with her?" Evans asked Ramsey. "This is a dangerous mix where we do have sharks in the water, we do have a lot of public interest and really would behoove everyone not to compromise their safety. He warned visitors against trying to have their own dive with the animal. "Social media is definitely whipping this into a frenzy," said Jason Redulla, chief enforcement officer with the Department of Land and Natural Resources. They make these really deep dives during the day and then come up to the surface briefly, so it's no wonder we don't see them," Jeffries said.īut since these latest images hit the internet, the shark's new feeding ground is attracting amateurs who want to get up close and personal to the great white. "Their habits are so different from ours. Wildlife photographer Kimberly Jeffries, who took new photos of the shark, said shots like hers are especially rare because great whites are naturally reclusive creatures.
15 encounter took place off Oahu's North Shore and also involved tiger sharks feeding on a whale carcass, according to local media reports.Deep Blue is so famous, she has her own Twitter page and cameras capture her every move whenever she decides to make a special appearance. In video later shared widely on social media, the gargantuan creature swam up to the crew's dive cage and poked around curiously before disappearing back into the blue.Īround the same time that Gray, Mohler, Jeffries and their colleagues spotted Deep Blue earlier this year, a separate group also spotted what appeared to be the same shark off the Hawaiian coast.
The massive shark swam into the internet spotlight several years ago when a film crew spotted her during a Shark Week shoot off Mexico's Guadalupe Island. This summer, SharkFest makes a splash to celebrate a decade of the toothiest and truthiest shark content with the most immersive and massive programming experience to date. It's not the first time Deep Blue has been caught on camera. Jeffries told National Geographic that wind and water conditions were perfect for shooting crystal-clear footage of the sharks. In total, the crew spent three days observing Deep Blue and other mature female great whites who dropped by to feed on the whale carcass. "We had shots and video and it was more than enough to present to at least the scientific community for identification," Jeffries explained, adding that authorities agreed that the massive shark pictured was likely Deep Blue. It's thought that she could be more than 50 years old.īased on the appearance of the shark's stomach, the crew also posited she could be pregnant - though the sumptuous sperm whale feast could also be responsible for her enlarged stomach. "I was thinking, 'What in the world is this?' Because it was way bigger than any shark I'd expect," Gray said of the encounter.ĭeep Blue is estimated to measure a staggering 20 feet long and is likely still growing by several millimeters each year. The underwater footage shot by photographer Mark Mohler showed marine biologist Andrew Gray and fellow photographer Kimberly Jeffries swimming just feet from Deep Blue, cameras in hand as they captured rare footage of the creature. Footage from that January encounter is featured in the National Geographic SharkFest special "World's Biggest Great White?" on Sunday, July 21, at 8 p.m. New footage has emerged showing what appears to be Deep Blue, one of the largest great white sharks ever caught on camera, feasting on a whale carcass off the coast of Hawaii earlier this year.Ī group of Hawaii-based scientists and biologists filmed a shark matching Deep Blue's description several miles off the coast of Waikiki.
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