Underwater Photo Location: Port St. Johns

by Sergiy Glushchenko
Bait Ball

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by Allen Walker
On the Wild Coast on the Sardine Run and loving it!

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by Mathieu Foulquié
Gannets and dolphins

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by Jerome Renaud Goud
humpback whale diving on her back

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by Gang Song
Sardine in the mouth

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by Gang Song
perfect shape

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by Gang Song
Dolphins under the boat

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by Gang Song
South Africa Gannet

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by Gang Song
Wingman

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by Gang Song
Trinity

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by Geo Cloete
~ Frenzy ~ Probably the predators which lights up a bait ball with the most energy, both visually and audibly are these Cape Gannets. Their skills see them hunting down to at least the 12-15m range.Truly an awesome spectacle to witness.

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by Geo Cloete
~ Vortex ~

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by Geo Cloete
~ Play Time ~

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by Geo Cloete
~ Fast Food ~

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by Geo Cloete
~ Break on Through to the Other Side ~

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by Geo Cloete
~ Little One ~

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by Geo Cloete
~ Be Quick ~ One of the fastest moving predators at the Sardine Run are the Cape Gannets. Watching their aerial assault from a boat is amazing. Witnessing it from within the water is simply breathtaking!

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by Geo Cloete
~ Shark Ball ~ There are bait balls and then there are Shark Balls, just another one of those things which makes the Sardine Run one of The natural spectacles on the planet today.

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by Geo Cloete
~ Blue Vortex ~ In 2013, it was documented for the first time that a bait ball was kept trapped by the shear number of sharks present. Although a few dolphins were spotted early on, they soon left and the ball was literally wrapped by sharks.

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by Geo Cloete
~ Surrounded ~

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by Allen Walker
Breaching whale taken during the annual Sardine Run ;)

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by Geo Cloete
~ Which is Which ~ When the "shark ball" becomes bigger than the bait ball.

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by Allen Walker
"Chomp" The privilege i had to witness this bait ball action right up and until the end was absolutely insane and will never be erased from the minds eye.

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