The footage of Deep Blue being discovered first aired in 2014, as part of a Shark Week documentary. The largest great white shark ever recorded is a 20-foot female named Deep Blue, who was found by Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, a shark expert and researcher, in November 2013.Īt the time, a team of researchers were working to track great white sharks hunting elephant seals off the coast of Guadalupe Island-a small volcanic island that sits about 160 miles from Baja California that is known for its population of great whites. The post has received 1,600 likes and more than 250 comments, with one Facebook user writing, "Absolute monster." Another user posted: "Gonna need a bigger tuna net." The Biggest Shark Ever to Be Found The animals are most common in Australian waters in the spring months, from September to November. Great white sharks can be found throughout the coast of South Australia, but they are particularly abundant off the shores of Port Lincoln. "See the guy in the photo for reference." Bermagui told Newsweek that the shark was probably 16 feet long.įemale great white sharks tend to grow to be larger than males, and this is the maximum size they usually reach, with the average length varying between 11 and 15 feet. "Check out the size of this Great White Shark," the fisherman said in the post. The waters around Port Lincoln, a city in the south of the country, are teeming with the predator at this time of year. A picture shows a huge great white shark in Australia, estimated to be around 16 feet long.
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