Pelagic Frontier

Gallery

Frames from the field.

A visual archive from past Sardine Run seasons — captured by our crew and visiting photographers.

Sardine baitball encircled by dolphins and sharks, Port St Johns Wild Coast sardine run
Sardine baitball encircled by dolphins and sharks, Port St Johns Wild Coast sardine run
Freediver descending alongside a sardine baitball on the Wild Coast sardine run
Freediver descending alongside a sardine baitball on the Wild Coast sardine run
Bronze whaler shark hunting at the edge of a sardine baitball, Port St Johns
Bronze whaler shark hunting at the edge of a sardine baitball, Port St Johns
Cape gannets diving into a sardine baitball at full speed off the Wild Coast
Cape gannets diving into a sardine baitball at full speed off the Wild Coast
Underwater photographer inside a sardine baitball, Port St Johns sardine run
Underwater photographer inside a sardine baitball, Port St Johns sardine run
Common dolphin super-pod hunting sardines off the Wild Coast of South Africa
Common dolphin super-pod hunting sardines off the Wild Coast of South Africa
Aerial view of the Wild Coast and Indian Ocean near Port St Johns during the sardine run
Aerial view of the Wild Coast and Indian Ocean near Port St Johns during the sardine run
Freediver alongside a massive sardine baitball underwater, Wild Coast sardine run
Freediver alongside a massive sardine baitball underwater, Wild Coast sardine run
Scuba diver inside a sardine baitball during the Port St Johns sardine run
Scuba diver inside a sardine baitball during the Port St Johns sardine run
Humpback whale breaching off the Wild Coast during the sardine run
Humpback whale breaching off the Wild Coast during the sardine run