![]() ![]() ![]() The rotting whale carcass off the coast of Oahu has drawn packs of divers keen to see the sea life it attracts, but state wildlife officials have warned on Facebook for them to stay away lest sharks mistake them for food.ĪBSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE!!! My legendary shark conservationist friends & the entire team at are in GREAT WHITE SHARK HEAVEN with DEEP BLUE in HAWAII!!! pic.twitter. The great white is uncommon in Hawaii’s warm waters, but hunger could have driven Deep Blue out of her comfort zone, Ms Ramsey said. “We need sharks and yet, perhaps because of the negative and inaccurate way they are portrayed in mass media many people do not care that they are being killed at a rate of 70,000,000-100,000,000 every year!” she said, criticising the mass slaughter of the creatures to make shark-fin soup. ![]() Ms Ramsey, a shark conservationist, posted the selfies and video of the encounter to show great whites are not “mindless monsters”. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam January 16, 2019 The latest rare sighting caused a stir among the whale-watching community, scientists and TV producers and even the Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam, with many issuing greetings including “Aloha Deep Blue, welcome to Hawaii”, “Deep love, Deep Blue”, “hello grandma” and “we’re gonna need a bigger boat”.Ĭan you blame Deep Blue the shark for visiting Hawaii? Our temps, our beaches, our dead whale snacks… “I know some people criticise touch but what some don’t realise is that sometimes sharks seek touch, she swam away escorted by two rough-toothed dolphins who danced around her over to one of my shark research vessels and proceeded to use it as a scratching post, passing up feeding for another need,” she said.ĭeep Blue may has made such a name for herself over the years she has her own Twitter account with 17,000 followers and a message: “Next time you dive, don’t try and give me a high five”. “I waited quietly, patiently, observing as she swam up to the dead sperm whale carcass and then slowly to me passing close enough I gently put my hand out to maintain a small space so her girth could pass. A great white #shark off #Hawaii – Moreover, this was the famed white shark from Guadalupe Island, #Mexico, known as “Deep Blue” – only ever been previously photographed 2x, the last time 5 years ago. We spent the entire day with her till the sun went down,” Ms Ramsey wrote, with one follower describing her as “beautifully nuts” in her quest for the perfect close encounter. “Deep Blue came up and brushed up against the boat. As for that crazy person, hes Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, director-general of nonprofit marine research group Pelagios-Kakunja. Deep Blue probably weighs in at about 20,000 pounds, according to the National Geographic.Ģ.With a school of tiger sharks feasting on a dead sperm whale, local swimmers in Oahu on Wednesday were warned to stay away just in case she mistakes them as a solid food source. During one of the adventures that the tagged Deep Blue brought experts on, she brought them to an elephant seal colony. It was noted at the time that the slashes on her left flank indicate that she’s probably been involved in fights with other sharks. In 2014, Deep Blue was pregnant, making her look even bigger. Deep Blue played a role in the Discovery Channel’s 2014 Shark Week when she was tagged by experts. In the clip, the shark is shown gliding along Padilla’s cage, showing her massive girth, which Padilla says is a wide as a hippo. A nearly 20-foot-long shark named Deep Blue, believed to be the largest great white on record, was filmed Tuesday in a rare sighting off the coast of Oahu, swimming right up to some divers. Sharks in the region rarely get to that age thanks to human overfishing and poaching. ![]() He says that Deep Blue is proof that shark conservation efforts are working. June 26 8|7c Subscribe to Discovery! | /subscription_center?add_user=discoverynetworks… Īccording to Padilla, Deep Blue is a 50-year-old female. | For more Shark Week, visit /tv-shows/shark-week/#mkcpgn=ytdsc1 Shark Week 2016 | Starts Sun. Jaws Strikes Back, part of the Shark Week 2014 lineup, was filmed in partnership with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. One of the Biggest Great Whites Ever Filmed | Jaws Strikes Back Deep Blue is one of the biggest great white sharks ever caught on film. ![]()
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