This is Deep Blue, a female Great White Shark that's thought to be one of the largest ever filmed.
She’s estimated to be around 20 feet long, as wide as a small elephant — which likely indicates pregnancy — and at least 50 years old.
Her name is Deep Blue, and she’s one of the biggest sharks ever filmed, according to Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, director-general of the nonprofit marine research organization Pelagios-Kakunjá in La Paz, Mexico.
The footage actually dates back to November of 2013 but was only recently shared with the public, according to James Ketchum, the Director of Marine Conservation.
“What Deep Blue gives us is hope that protection and conservation efforts seem to be working.” Explaining the significance of the encounter, Ketchum goes on to say, “A shark getting to this enormous size means that the older the female, the more offspring [she] has produced throughout her life. Deep Blue may have given birth to close to two hundred pups.”
The footage actually dates back to November of 2013 but was only recently shared with the public, according to James Ketchum, the Director of Marine Conservation.
“What Deep Blue gives us is hope that protection and conservation efforts seem to be working.” Explaining the significance of the encounter, Ketchum goes on to say, “A shark getting to this enormous size means that the older the female, the more offspring [she] has produced throughout her life. Deep Blue may have given birth to close to two hundred pups.”
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