The Legend great white shark
Great White Shark diving in Guadalupe
Shark Facts:
The Legend shark profile
The Legend is one of our newer, smaller males who is seen more consistently than most of our sharks. Named after American Sniper Chris Kyle, he can always be relied upon to entertain our guests whenever he visits the boat.
He has made a real name for himself in recent years, most notably during the 2017 season when he was a real showman around the cages. Accompanied by an assortment of pilot fish, The Legend was the shark that many of our guests will never forget.
The Legend was tagged by on site biologist and great white shark expert Mauricio Hoyos. Mauricio attaches the tags by using a spear pole and the tags typically last on the animals a few months before popping off. Mauricio has set up underwater receivers at various points around the Island. When the tagged sharks swim past these receivers, they take a reading and the movements of the sharks is then collected for scientific data.
The Legend can be seen throughout the whole season (from September through till December) and is often marked down on our “shark sightings” board more than any other animal! Still a sub adult we look forward to having many more interactions with The Legend and watch him grow up to be one of the Island’s classic sharks.
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Scarboard
18 foot Female shark
Scarboard is a colossal 18ft female great white shark. Originally named after the huge scars that where down her right side, these days her whole body is completely covered in wounds and injuries making her look almost prehistoric!
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Islander
14 foot Male shark
A new boy on the block, Islander is named after our vessel the M/V Islander. One of the Island's larger males, with an instantly recognisable “sliced” dorsal fin, this male was only recently added to the ID database of sharks
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Bruce
15 foot Male shark
Bruce is the rock star of the shark world. He has been seen for over 15 years at Guadalupe and from being first spotted as a sub adult, he has gone on to become one of the largest male sharks you are likely to ever meet.