Winners Of 2023 Nature Conservation Photo Contest Revealed—Prepare To Be Wow'ed!

#11. Parting The Tide
Parting the tide - Third Place, Underwater Life
Source: Daniel Nicholson/TNC Photo Contest 2023
Third Place, Underwater Life.

A grey reef shark parts the tide of a bait ball in the shallows of the Ningaloo Reef. This was a once in a lifetime experience, as millions of small fish were gathered together and forced into the narrow alleys of a shallow coral reef by hunting predators. This photo was taken inside the baitball, as a shark burst out, hunting its next mouthful of fish.
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