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Photo from video by Keller Laros
Number: 3
Name: W
Sex: Female
Current Size : 10feet
Last Sighting: unknown
First Size: {First Size}
First Sighting: 1979
   
   
   
W is a moderately large female about 10' across and easily recognized by the large W mark between her gills. She is very friendly and is often seen with snorkelers near the surface as well as with divers on the bottom. She has even appeared in an Imax Movie. W was first seen at the Kona Surf in 1979 by Captain Steve Myklebust of Sandwich Isle Divers.