Most often, blue sharks prefer cooler waters, and this is why they can be seen by scuba divers in Cornwall, UK, between June and October, in Cabo San Lucas between January and May, in the Azores in July-August, or in Cape Town, South Africa, between November and June.īlue sharks can migrate very long distances, and individuals make several trips across entire ocean basins throughout their lifetimes. The blue sharks can be found from the surface to about 350 meters depth (1,150 ft). Where and When Can You Dive With Blue Sharks? They are often caught as bycatch by commercial fishing fleets, who then collect their fins. They are listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. They have a unique deep-blue color on the top of the body, contrasting with a white belly. They can swim up to 70 km/h (45 miles an hour). What’s Special About the Blue Sharks?īlue sharks (Prionace glauca) are among the fastest sharks on the planet! The sharks are slim, with a pointed snout, and long pectoral fins. In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about diving with blue sharks in the Azores. We decided to make the most of this trip and try diving with blue sharks ourselves. We also had a trip planned to Pico, Azores. On July 12, 2021, Sylvia Earle announced the Azores, Portugal, as a new Mission Blue Hope Spot To dive with blue sharks in the Azores, you’ll have to go to Pico island or Faial! The best time to go diving there is in July and August. It is also one of the largest whale sanctuaries worldwide. Diving in the Azores is good, as you can see plenty of pelagic life. This is the first time since 2013 that Deep Blue has been spotted.Where and when can you dive with blue sharks? What’s special about them? Are blue sharks friendly? We’ve been diving with blue sharks in the Azores, an archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Experts tell us she is 'Deep Blue', believed to be the largest white shark on the planet at 7-meters long.
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There's a good reason this great white shark spotted off Oahu today has a swollen belly.
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Most exciting of all, some experts are saying it looks like Deep Blue is pregnant! This Twitter Tweet leads to a video that clearly shows the sharks massive belly. READ ALSO: A Rare Super Blood Wolf Moon Will Be Visible Over Florida This Month This shark is now thought to be the largest white shark ever recorded on camera in HI and Ocean (the diver) has actually met this exact same shark in Mexico! Her name is Deep Blue? so crazy this shark graced Hawaii yesterday. Stop?holding?sharks?to?unrealistic?beauty?standards? #DeepBlue ? /4jxvnDnXW9 Since the most recent encounter, the internet has been blowing up with people talking about the majestic girl. She wasn't very interested in us," Michael Maier, the videographer of the 2013 footage said. "She was very calm, not at all nervous, and she was just doing her circles around us. Although, again, she seemed rather uninterested in the divers.
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The last time Deep Blue was filmed was in 2013, and the divers were smartly protected by a shark cage. READ ALSO: There's A Massive Great White Shark Chilling Off The Coast Of Florida Right Now Shockingly, the two divers who paid Deep Blue a visit decided not to use a shark cage and instead just dove into the water with their scuba gear, swimming right alongside her and at points touching her.Īlthough this was a pretty bold move on the driver's part (I mean, have they never seen Jaws?) Deep Blue did not seem to mind and just went about her business swimming around and looking great for the camera. At several points in the video, you can get a good view of her humongous chompers. Great White Sharks spend decades growing to their maximum capacity and can live upwards of 70 years. This surprisingly docile creature is believed to weigh around 2.5 tons and measure up to 20 feet - making her the largest identified Great White Shark. She is estimated to be around 50 years old, as she was tagged 20 years ago off the coast of Mexico. Divers spotted the monstrous fish swimming about nine miles off the coast of Oahu while she was feeding on the carcass of a dead Sperm Whale. The world's largest known Great White Shark, namely Deep Blue, has been hanging out in Hawaiian waters this week.