SPEARED by a MARLIN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.พ. 2009
- Schools of striped marlin attack sardine schools off Baja California, Mexico. Answers the questions about how these marlin use their bills to feed. This footage was taken in the Fall of 2008 while freediving. Original footage available at: www. Oceanfootage.com
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It's astonishing that there any sardines left in the sea at all. Oh, and yeah, I was terrified for the camera operator what with all those sharp rapiers flying around. Awesome!
Being a sardine is tough lol
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It was scary, especially when the sardines abandoned the seal and sheltered under me. They swam circles around me like a hula-hoop and the marlin picked them off inches from my body. To escape the school, I had to dive straight down through the sardines to about 30 feet where they abandoned me.
Terry
The footage is entirely shot from my Sony EX1 in a Gates Housing. The only computer changes are slowing the original footage at certain points so you can see the action.
Glad you like it!
Terry
For a sec, I thought a sealion might get speared
Actually, I observed a combination of predation methods: 1. gobbling, 2, slashing in half, and very occasionally spearing a sardine. And yes, the spearing poses a new problem for the marlin, removing the speared fish. To prevent the seals from getting their meal, they swam away from the group underwater, or placed their bill out of the water and shook loose their prey. All very fascinating.
For a moment I actually started feeling sorry for the poor sardines but then I too got hungry and broke open a couple of cans of their cousins for dinner.
Very well done. Some of the best footage I have ever seen of these amazing creatures. The whale scenes are just unbelievable. My respects.
I love how the whale comes in like, "Lemme show you fools how to do this!" :o)
Wow!!! Amazing. Were you worried at that a marlin would run into you while filming?
Amazing! Thank you Terry and the team for sharing the video with us.
This is better than half of the "documentaries" on television. Outstanding!
Aweaome video, great narration, cinematography, editing. I really enoyed it :D good job Terry Maas n company. Keep posting more vids
Look at that sea life together, this is the most beautiful thing ever.
I honestly don't think it's that bad. The video is excellent and the narration is clear and concise. Thanks uploader!
The way they were zipping around I thought the camera man was going to get speared.
This is the perfect example of the kind of videos on TH-cam that deserve to have ways to give double thumbs up!! If you did not like this video then you are not an animal or nature lover for sure.
I shot at 30 frames/second. The slow motion effects were generated by Adobe's After Effects.
amazing video, the slow motion is insane..must have been an amazing experience diving and filming all of this wow!
Brilliant camera work Terry! Thank you.
Stunning!
Wow that was some really impressive footage, loved the video! Thanks for sharing that with us.
Awesome footage mate. Yes, it certainly seems that the spearing is inadvertent. Are those Ramora on the undersides of the Marlin? Also, I had no idea that any kind of whale (with the exception of an Orca) would eat fish. I have always thought of them as eating only plankton and krill.
Great film, thanks for the show! And the posting!
Tks for posting !
lucky to be there in the right moment !
Awesome video, thanks for posting this one. I make it a rule not to comment on any videos but had to say what a great watch this was and so well done. Even if you just uploaded the video I have to say thank you and if you actually made this then my hat is off to you sir. BRAVO......MORE MORE MORE
Amazing footage and great quality, thanks for posting!!
Awesome rarely seen footage! Incredibly beautiful and fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
that was absolutely incredible, especially with the whale, its kind of funny how all the giant predators were ganging up against the sardines.
Excellent footage my man! Striped Marlin are pretty! They remind me of White Marlin and Roundscale Spearfish. The Stripped Marlin has always reminded me of both the white and a roundscale, yet 150-200lbs larger! I live in Ocean City, Maryland. Its known as "The White Marlin Capitol of the world". I have seen whites balling bait many times in my 20plus years of professional fishing. I always wanted to dive with them. Your very lucky to have such an experience. Thanks for the post.
Incredible footage.
Freakin AWESOME!!!!!! Thank y'all so much for sharing such an awesome video!
Fantastic footage, thank you so much for sharing
ME and my 5000 sardine buddies went south last year, Sadly I'm the only survivor, science did test's and experiment's on me, thus making me able to type with my fin's, Hopefully this year I won't have to go through with that trama again, R.I.P my family, I will miss you dearly.
thank u guys u inspire me in my adventures
Beautiful footage. I fell in love with the Marlins this holiday.
some of the footage that is taken facing up looks very majestic. I really liked the video.Thanx for posting
great vid! the detail is incredible
Thanks for posting this.... Great video!
Why can't there be a feeding frenzy like this when I go fishing.?
Fantastic!
Loved your book Freedive! which was given to me by my friend and neighbor Dave Sipperly.
that was a fast wale
Excellent footage, thank you for sharing!
really awesome footage! Thank you for this amazing video!
That must've been an amazing experience! I'd love to see something like this myself... Looks like a nice place to dive!
This capturing is unbelieveble. Thank you for show this movie :)
Awwww it bit it's tail offl
Amazing work Mike and Sherry thanks a lot for your contribution
Thanks for this documentary, very impressed.
Absolutely sensational filming! Thank you very much.
Fantastic video, thank you for sharing this. I love how the whales, marlin, dorado and seals take turns eating the mackerel. The whale footage is amazing!!!
The white fish are, indeed, remora. The spearing of sardine is not random. I witnessed it several times, and if you look at the reaction of the seals, they have too. They were just waiting for the fish to come unstuck so they could have a chance at it. The whales are Byrdes whales (pronounced "brides.")
great video from start to finish, one of the best i have seen on youtube if not the best keep up the grreat work !
thanks for uploading this video!
aaaabsolutely breathtaking. thank you so much for the video. amazing!
Simply Beautiful video !!!! Thank you for sharing
the 34 dislikes was sardines
Fantastic work Terry!
That was some awesome friggin' camera work. Nice video
Great Video and excellent camera work!!!!
Enjoyed it enormously. Thanks so much!
Absolutely stunning footage!
arent you scared that a marlin would pierce you?
Amazing photography!
That was awesome. Thank you for the video.
great video thx for posting it !
Wow, great footage and slo mos. Thanks for sharing
Amazing! Thanks for sharing!
That whale is a freaking dreadnought next to the marlins. I could only imagine swimming next to one.
nice! thanks for posting! God bless!
Epic mate, beautiful filming
How the hell do you film such stuff! Amazing!
Very nice!! I love this film. I hope to see this next summer when I will be there
marlins are such sublime creatures.
Wow, amazing footage!
Wow!
beautiful footage !!
That cameraman had nerves of steel watching those swords fly by at full speed.
beautiful, amazing video! THx!!!!
Beautiful footage, btw. Love the sunset @ the beginning also. :)
one of the best underwater vid i ever saw..great job m8
thanks for these beautiful scenes
congratulations
Wow some of the best footage that I have ever seen.
Nice Filming. Thanks For Sharing.
Seeing all these species together like this is just out of this world!
Awesome images Terry
awesome,i really enjoyed this video!great work!!!
Amazing footage!
amazing footage!!!
mükemmel hazırlanmış thanks
Excellent footage!
Love it! Thank you!!!!
wow, amazing pictures!!! Thx
bravo.... KALISPERA FROM GREECE...
Just imagine being a little sardine and having marlins, sea lions and a giant freaking whale all trying to eat you at the same time.
Awesome video! That film is ground breaking.
very cool footage, thank you!!
thanx for this beautiful video...
1:50 Sea lion is all like,
What's going on? What's hiding in my shadow... Oh sardines? Wow! How'd they know I
was hungry? NOM nom nom
well done, fantastic thanks............