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Sunday, April 17, 2016

FISH TORNADO - AMAZING UNDERWATER VORTEX MADE BY SCHOOL OF FISH - All captured by photographer William Winram

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William Winram's photographs show Cabo Pulmo Marine Protected area in Baja California
  • William Winram had been tagging sharks as part of a conservation project Baja California, Mexico
  • The 50-year-old took these amazing pictures in natural light, all while holding his breath under water
  • As a keen diver, Winram feels that conservation has helped the fish population in the area grow 

    • See more beautiful images from under the sea


    William Winrame captured the incredible moment a school of fish swarmed around him and other divers and formed a vortex (above)


    Life underwater is a fascinating world as this set of stunning images from ocean explorer William Winram shows. 

    Diver Fred Buyle treads kneels in the sand as hundreds of fish pass over-head
     

    The keen diver was navigating the waters of the Cabo Pulmo Marine Protected area in Baja California, Mexico, when a school of fish formed a vortex in the waters around him.
     
    Diver Fred Buyle observes a school of fish
     
    Winram, 50, had been in the region tagging tiger and bull sharks as part of a conservation project. But due to a band of warm water known as 'El Nino', the sharks were staying in the deeper water. He managed to capture these amazing images while waiting for the sharks to emerge - all while holding his breath.
     
    All of the images in this set were taken during a single breath-hold and the fish were happy to hang around for the photo opportunity


















     The Canadian conservationist said: 'We saw some extraordinary sights and had some amazing encounters while diving on a breath-hold. The images, all taken with natural light, show just what can happen when you create a protected area and manage it effectively.'


    The Canadian conservationist said: 'We saw some extraordinary sights and had some amazing encounters while diving on a breath-hold. The images, all taken with natural light, show just what can happen when you create a protected area and manage it effectively' 

    Winram explained that he witnessed an increased in biomass, size and numbers of marine creatures since he last visited 25 years ago but conceded that some of the bigger specimens had been fished out of the waters.


    A school of fish together in the Cabo Pulmo marine protected area in Baja California




    A school of fish swimming past in the Cabo Pulmo marine protected area in Baja California

    He added: 'All in all, it was impressive to see the changes in the area for the better and to also see that it is the local population that is managing, protecting and enforcing within the marine protected area.



    Canadian diver William Winram had been in the area tagging sharks as part of a conservation project when he captured the images
     
    Photographer William Winram

    Source
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3544257/It-s-marine-tornado-Ocean-explorer-captures-incredible-moment-school-fish-forms-vortex-water.html
     
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