Deep blue shark still alive4/2/2023 ![]() ![]() The size was never confirmed, due to the shark escaping every time it was hooked. Craig Anthony Ferreira, a notable shark expert in South Africa, and his father gave witness accounts of a considerably powerful and large Great White Shark. Rumours stated that the shark’s size was greatly exaggerated, or that the shark was even non-existent. It was said that the Great White Shark was well over 7 m (23 ft). The infamously named “Submarine”, patrolled False Bay, near Cape Town, in the 1980s. She was seen again in January 2019, scavenging a Sperm Whale carcass near Ohau.įalse Bay’s massive Great White Shark, The Submarine During the filming of a 2014 episode of Shark Week, off Guadalupe, she was filmed and appears in the episode called “ Jaws Strikes Back“. A very large female Great White was nicknamed “Deep Blue”, estimated at 6.1 m (20 ft). Randall examined the evidence, and confirmed that the shark may very well have been over 6.1 m (20 ft). ![]() Many modern-day reports also exist, with unconfirmed reports of over 7.0 m (23 ft). Unconfirmed Reports of largest great white sharks. The New Brunswick shark was a misidentified Basking Shark, having a similar body shape as a Great White. The shark was much smaller, measuring about 5 m (16.4 ft). Randall examined the jaws of the Port Fairy shark, confirming that a mistake was made in the measurements in 1870. This shark was reported measuring 11.3 m (37 ft) in length. The other was found trapped in a Herring weir, in New Brunswick, Canada, in the 1930s. A 10.9 m (36 ft) shark was caught in the 1870s in Australian waters, near Port Fairy. The Guinness Book of World Records listed two specimens as being the largest. Guinness Book of World Records largest Great White Shark. A very large amount of unconfirmed reports also exist. ![]() The International Game Fish Association (IGFA), recognizes the largest Great White, as the one caught in 1959, by Alf Dean in Australian waters, weighing 1208 kg (2663 lb). The Canadian Shark Research Centre has confirmed a female caught by David Mckendrick, off Prince Edward Island in 1988, being 6.1 m (20 ft) in length. Randall, the largest, reliably measured Great White Shark, was 6.0 m (19.7 ft) in length, from Ledge Point in Western Australia in 1987. Many maximum size reports are debatable due to it being rough estimations performed under questionable circumstances. Maximum Size Great White Shark Sightings Reported Larger Great White females can grow up to 6.1 m (20 ft) in length and weigh in at 1905 kg (4200 lb), at maturity. The pups are born measuring about 1.2 m (3.9 ft) and have a growth rate of about 25 cm (9.8 in) every year. What is the average size of a great white shark? ![]()
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