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Whale Shark Swimming Near a Boat (Baja California, 2022)

7s 2.7K 29.97fps Wildlife Baja California, Mexico 2022
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A whale shark swims in the ocean, its patterned skin visible. A white boat with outboard motors appears in the frame, indicating the camera is near the vessel. The water is blue and turquoise with gentle waves.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation story, agency mood reel, or social cut needing a Baja California whale shark beside a small boat in blue ocean water.
Edit role
A short insert or cutaway for a marine wildlife sequence, useful as a boat-side encounter beat between wider ocean coverage and closer animal details.
Visual details
A whale shark's white spotted skin appears at the water surface beside turquoise and blue waves, with a white boat and Suzuki outboard visible in later frames and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition stays close to the waterline from beside or aboard a boat, with the whale shark in the lower foreground, open water across the frame, and the boat stern entering the right side near the end.

Tags

whale sharkoceanwaterboatoutboard motorswimmingblueturquoisepatternedseamarine animalwhitemovementsurfacewavesfishing netsuzukimarine

Shot slate

Resolution
2704 × 1520
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
40 MB
Location
Baja California, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Whale shark spotted skin breaks the lower edge of the frame in Baja California, Mexico, with rippled blue water filling the background and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark close to the camera at the water surface. (0:00)
The whale shark's white spotted back sits along the lower frame in Baja California, Mexico, while turquoise water and scattered foam drift across the view with no visible people.
This second shows the animal still close under bright surface water. (0:01)
A close view of the whale shark's spotted body occupies the bottom of the frame in Baja California, Mexico, with darker blue ripples and bright sun highlights above it and no visible people.
The frame gives a usable close detail of the whale shark markings against open water. (0:02)
Whale shark body near the lower edge with bright water glare.

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