Divers get a shock in Gulf as Great White shark swims by
Divers taking a dip in the Gulf have captured amazing video of a Great White shark that paid them a visit as they explored a wreck about 80 miles off the coast of Florida.
The video shows the group at depths of around 100 feet, looking down through a school of fish. A dark shadow can been seen swimming by with diver Dane Kelly's brother madly trying to point it out to his dive buddies.
"My brother's going crazy because he realizes what it is before we do," Dane Kelly explained to NBC2 News in Sanibel, Florida.
At times, the giant fish is hard to make out but the shape of a shark is as distinctive as it is ominous. Scientists say there is no doubt it was a Great White.
"Fortunately, most other sharks in the Gulf do not resemble white sharks at all," said Nick Whitney, staff scientist and manager at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota via email.
"About the only species that looks similar is the shortfin mako shark, which does not get as long or as girthy as the white shark. And the shark in the video is long and girthy," Whitney said.
Whitney estimates the shark in the video is about 12-14 feet long, saying that the body proportions and tail beat give away the fish's massive size.
Divers said they had no doubt what the shark was when it passed by.
The video shows the group at depths of around 100 feet, looking down through a school of fish. A dark shadow can been seen swimming by with diver Dane Kelly's brother madly trying to point it out to his dive buddies.
"My brother's going crazy because he realizes what it is before we do," Dane Kelly explained to NBC2 News in Sanibel, Florida.
At times, the giant fish is hard to make out but the shape of a shark is as distinctive as it is ominous. Scientists say there is no doubt it was a Great White.
"Fortunately, most other sharks in the Gulf do not resemble white sharks at all," said Nick Whitney, staff scientist and manager at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota via email.
"About the only species that looks similar is the shortfin mako shark, which does not get as long or as girthy as the white shark. And the shark in the video is long and girthy," Whitney said.
Whitney estimates the shark in the video is about 12-14 feet long, saying that the body proportions and tail beat give away the fish's massive size.
Divers said they had no doubt what the shark was when it passed by.
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