Sentences with phrase «bait ball»

"Bait ball" refers to a group of small fish or other marine creatures that come together in a tightly-packed formation for protection against predators. Full definition
Another of the area's unique diving adventures takes place in spring, when schooling sardines attract sailfish, giving divers a rare opportunity to swim into huge bait balls of these tiny fish while spindle - nosed sailfish circle and slash through the schools.
The Sardine Run is a huge bait ball of hundreds of thousands of tiny sardines, that congregate in one enormous school, and swim in synch together.
Around the Plumper Islands a big bait ball attracted the attention of a flock... Continue reading →
Further out is Gordo Banks, a seamount about 8 miles from shore that delivers schooling hammerheads, whale sharks, mobula and manta rays, dolphin and bait balls pursued by marlin.
Swim with whale sharks and dive swirling bait balls corralled by sailfish.
We saw bait balls everywhere again today and multiple Humpback Whales could be seen breaking the surface, mouth wide open, as they engulfed tons of little fish.
Giant bait balls are visible all year round at the Ulong and German Channels.
We quickly came across a very large bait ball and were able... Continue reading →
Visit the drop offs in south Bacan to see Barracuda, the islands of Goraici to enjoy schooling reef fish and bait balls attracting numerous hunters, tunas, and mackerel and hunt under the docks at Makian and Leilei for critters.
Beqa Lagoon diving has its own private Shark Dive known as the «Big Fish Encounter», a dive that teases you with huge groupers, bait balls of massive Trevally, and the chance of being up close and personal with nine different species of sharks.
Being in a bait ball is a somewhat dizzying experience since there is no floor or ceiling and all these little beings are moving up, down, left, right.
Groups of penguins were seen herding schools of fish towards the surface, corralling them into a «bait ball».
During the Sailfish season (December to June) divers have the opportunity to witness twenty, forty or even more Atlantic Sailfish in an organized feeding frenzy of sardine «bait balls».
Find world class muck diving, bait balls & thresher sharks and whale sharks around the island's beautiful waters.
Diving in the bait ball was another memorable experience that I absolutely loved!
Moalboal's biggest attraction for divers is a chance to experience the huge school of sardines known as the «bait ball» where millions of sardines gather into a tight formation that can block out the sunlight above.
Bait balls, a variety of sharks, tuna, snapper, large grouper, and eagle rays are all possibilities at this world class dive site.
A huge pod had herded a bait ball into the back of the cavern!
The feeding activity continued, as we moved from bait ball to bait ball, tipped off by Seagulls who were feeding at the surface.
The Humpback Whale feeding frenzy continues, and today it was Quartz, Glacier and Claw that we viewed at the bait balls.
That being said, this lunge feed was crazy, as Ridge and Argonaut appeared to be lungeing so high through these bait balls that half their bodies were out of the water.
While watching birds off the left side of the boat, Humpback Whales seemed to be converging on this bait ball from multiple directions.
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