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Both researchers considered Ramsey's behaviour as essentially harassing the animal. Domeier stated that the number one rule of shark diving was not to touch the sharks. Michael Domeier, another shark researcher, also criticised Ramsey's behaviour. David Shiffman, a marine biologist criticised Ramsey's behaviour and stated that the shark should not be interfered with, stating that it is an enormous wild predator and that repeated contact from humans can over stress the animal. Ramsey's video of her touching and holding onto the shark has brought on some criticism from shark researchers. The diver was even able to touch her fin, stating he was trying to push her away from the cage. When Deep Blue was filmed in Mexico a few years before, she was seen calmly swimming around the shark cage and only taking curious bites at the cage she did not attack Padillo, who had been on top of the cage and exposed. Prior to this interaction, the shark is said to have already fed on some of the whale carcass, which may have contributed to her placid behavior around the divers. However, multiple sources disputed that the shark encountered by Ramsey was Deep Blue and was more likely to be Haole Girl.

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Interactions with humans ĭespite the large size of Deep Blue, she has been filmed non-aggressively approaching one diver and even tolerating the presence of other scuba divers in the area, even allowing free diver and model Ocean Ramsey, to hold on to one of her fins while swimming with her. Shark photographer George Probst notes that a shark's countershade is unique to the individual of the species and is analogous to a human fingerprint. Deep Blue was identified by researchers by her size and the pattern of where the gray coloring meets the white underside. In addition to her length, her body has a noticeable girth to it, indicating she may have been pregnant. Deep Blue has noticeable pigmentation and markings on her body, with a large laceration over her right side. Her size is disputed, with smaller estimates between 18 and 19 feet in length. Description ĭeep Blue is estimated to be 6.1 m (20 ft) long and to weigh over two tonnes (4409 lbs). Due to the amount of interest, a Twitter account about her was created. Deep Blue's exposure increased further when she was spotted scavenging for food from a sperm whale carcass in Hawaii by researchers who had been in the area to monitor tiger sharks. Deep Blue's popularity increased when a viral video of her was posted to Facebook in 2015 by Padilla.

Deep Blue was first discovered in 2014 when she was filmed as part of Shark Week off the coast of Guadalupe Island, Mexico, aboard the MV Horizon charter vessel.