• In March 1954, the Australian Cutter called the Rachel Cohen supposedly ran aground, and when it was in dry-dock having its hull inspected for damage, it was found there was an enormous bite mark around the propeller that was far too large for any modern shark to make. The tooth marks were about five inches wide, and the largest Great White has teeth only measuring two-point-five inches. The captain of the Rachel Cohen recalled an impact and shuddering on the ship as they were passing Indonesia, which he thought was the boat simply hitting a floating tree trunk.

All undeniable proof? Not quite. For every bit of evidence there is counter evidence. But then again, today we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the depths of our oceans. Our oceans are vast and deep, and cover seventy-one per cent of the planet's surface and contain ninety-seven per cent of the planet's water. Yet more than ninety-five per cent of the underwater world remains unexplored (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

The final word:

Our seas are warming once again – it’s a natural cyclic progression, and nothing to do with mankind. The heat is being captured in the deep layers of the oceans. It will lead to krill explosions, fish stock changes, and migrating pattern alterations of the huge cetaceans. With the krill come the massive feeders. With the fish stocks and the massive feeders come the super predators.

Keep your eyes open; I don’t think it will be long now.

DEEP BLUE

Guadalupe Island lies a hundred and fifty miles offshore of the Pacific coast of Mexico, roughly south of San Diego on the Baja California peninsula. The island is surrounded by deep water, some of which attains depths of twelve thousand feet.

It is in these deep, dark waters that video recently emerged of what’s thought to be the world’s largest Great White Shark captured in the wild. The shark has been dubbed Deep Blue, and is estimated to be around twenty-one feet in length, and weighing in at twenty thousand pounds.

Deep Blue is a wide as a hippo and thought to be a fifty-year-old pregnant female. It was noted at the time that the slashes on her left flank indicate that she’s probably been involved in fights with other sharks.

MOVILLE CAVE

Discovered in 1986 in Constanța County, Romania, a few kilometers from the Black Sea coast. The cave system is notable for its unique groundwater ecosystem and life forms that have been sealed off from the outside world for over five million years.