She hopes that the images of her swimming with the huge great white will help dispel common myths about sharks. We need them for healthy marine ecosystems." "You can't hate them for being predators. "There's not a lot of sympathy for sharks because of the way they're portrayed in media and they don't have the cute cuddly appearance," Ramsey said. Ramsey and Oliphant later told the Associated Press that they hope to use the now-viral images to push for legislation that would ban the killing of sharks and rays in Hawaii. The shark is believed to be 20-feet-long Image: Reuters/oneoceandiving "Deep Blue" was the subject of a documentary and has previously been spotted near Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Mexico. The shark discovered off of Hawaii bears similar markings as "Deep Blue" - the largest great white shark ever recorded. "She was just this big beautiful gentle giant wanting to use our boat as a scratching post," Ramsey told the Honolulu Star Adviser. She and her business partner Juan Oliphant spotted the great white near the whale carcass when she started brushing up against their boat. Divers swam with the massive shark for hours Image: Reuters/oneoceandiving Ocean Ramsey, one of the divers who swam with the shark, said she believes the animal is at least 50 years old and weighs an estimated 2.5 tons. The 20-foot (6 meter) female shark was spotted feasting on a sperm whale carcass off the island of Oahu by two shark researchers and conservationists. Shark enthusiasts rejoiced this week after the discovery of a behemoth great white near Hawaii.
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