She cannot be tamed, cannot be kept in captivity, weights the same as a small vehicle and is as long as a minibus. Seeing a shark like Deep Blue, in her natural environment from the safety of a cage is a truly humbling experience.

After a two- year migration, these females are seen time and time again revisiting the island and beginning the whole cycle once more. They also coincide their arrival late in the season with that of the Californian Elephant seals of which they feed on to stock up on before making vast migrations along the Californian coastline. It is theorised that Guadalupe is a mating ground for White sharks as from mid October onwards huge mature females are seen regularly, often with fresh mating scars down their flanks. It is this Internet clip however, that really shows off her size and girth against the cage and the divers she encounters.ДЄllegations have been made on the length of this shark but based on our knowledge and after speaking to Mauricio, Deep Blue has been estimated at anywhere between 19-21ft in length making her not only the largest sharks ever seen at Guadalupe but one of the largest ever seen on the planet! At over two tons in weight and possibly up to 50 years old this is a magnificent and rare specimen making the experience for the divers a true once in a lifetime wildlife encounter. She was also filmed during that month by discovery channel for the acclaimed production вЂњJaws Strikes BackвЂќ in which she was tagged and followed by an underwater camera. During this month operators at the Island saw Deep Blue on just a few rare occasions. The footage was taken by Guadalupe IslandsвЂ™ leading on site scientist Mauricio Hoyos and was actually shot back in November of 2013. So, whatвЂ™s the story behind the footage? How big is she really? When was the footage taken? And where did this incredible shark come from?вЂ¦вЂ¦вЂ¦вЂ¦вЂ¦вЂ¦вЂ¦вЂ¦ The story behind the footage In a matter of 24 hours, the shark featured (Deep Blue) became one of the most talked about White sharks on the planet.

Deep blue shark girth