Atlantic Sailfish Hunting in a pack

Sailfish hunt together in a pack using signals to organize the hunt

Rounding up the sardines

Durring the sardine run the sailfish hunt in packs to keep the sardines in a bait ball and close to the surface while taking turns to eat.

Sailfish Hunting Pack

Multiple sailfish group together hunting sardine bait balls

A sailfish catches and eats a sardine

A sailfish takes a successful turn at the baitball then eats its catch in the waters of Isla Mujeres Mexico

Sailfish Spears a Meal

A sardine become impaled on a sailfish spike during an attack

Sailfish Attacks the Bait Ball

a sailfish charges at a small bait ball of sardines

Photographer in the water swimming with sailfish

A photographer swims with the sailfish and gets a picture of the hunt

Sailfish takes its turn at the baitball

A sailfish swats at the baitball with its bill and stuns a fish

a sailfish swoops up to grab a sardine meal

a sailfish consumes a fish

Multiple Sailfish Chase the baitball

Multiple species of billfish chase the sardines durring the hunt.

Atlantic Sailfish Close Up

A sailfish swims close to my camera showing full color and sail

Sailfish hunt the bait ball of sardines

Atlantic Sailfish chase after a baitball of sardines each taking turns in the hunt

A Sailfish Dives to catch a fish

A sailfish grabs a meal from the sardine bait ball near the surface

Bronze flash of color on a sailfish

light catches the bronze shimmer of a sailfish as they hunt as a pack

Atlantic Sailfish

sailfish with fin relaxed swimming to the left

Sailfish targets sardine fish bait ball

a sailfish makes a move toward a small bait ball

Sailfish and Baitball

a sailfish takes its turn attacking the bait ball