Where is Big blue the shark?

Where is Big blue the shark?

Deep Blue was first discovered in 2014, she was filmed as part of Shark Week off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico aboard the MV Horizon charter vessel. Deep Blue’s popularity increased when a video of her was posted to Facebook in 2015 by Padilla, the video went viral.

What kind of shark is Big blue?

great white shark
The Deep Blue is the largest great white shark ever caught on camera by marine biologists and scientists. Deep Blue is 20-foot long (six meters), eight feet high (2.5 meters), and weighs 2.5 tons (2,268 kilograms). This massive creature has razor-sharp teeth and huge fins.

When was Deep Blue last seen?

2013
Deep Blue—identified by the crenulations between her grey back side and white belly—was last spotted in 2013, off the western coast of Mexico’s Baja California, near Guadalupe Island.

When was the last sighting of Deep Blue?

Deep blue has only been encountered a very small number of times the last being back in 2013 by Mauricio Hoyos of the Guadalupe islands. She is estimated to be between 19-21 feet in length and could be up to 50 years old.

What is the biggest shark ever seen?

Whale shark However, the largest whale shark ever recorded was a whopping 66 feet (20 m) long and weighed 46 tons (42 metric tons), according to the Zoological Society of London (opens in new tab). Whale sharks live in tropical and warm temperate oceans around the world, except for the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the biggest blue shark ever caught?

Using a tried and tested method of measuring its length and girth, Mike and Harry Pardoe calculated its weight at 251lbs — 33lbs over the record that has stood since 1959. They then returned it to the sea.

Is Deep Blue still tagged?

Deep Blue swam back into the spotlight again in early 2019 off the coast of Hawaii, where she was spotted by a National Geographic documentary crew as she feasted on a whale carcass.

Is Deep Blue bigger than Jaws?

If Quint is right, then the shark in Jaws is five feet – say, one Danny DeVito – longer than Deep Blue. No offence to Mr DeVito, but not a huge difference. But what about weight? Quint reckons his shark weighs three tons – and in 1975 in the US a ton means 2,000 pounds (lbs).

Is Deep Blue bigger than great white?

But the ocean has plenty of surprises still left to share and one will likely be a Great White Shark much larger than Deep Blue. On a recent trip to Guadalupe Island we caught up with Marine Biologist and Filmmaker Eric Higuera who has had the pleasure of seeing Deep Blue in person.