A school of small mackerel called “Akule” gather in the tens of thousands to form a tight bait ball in order to protect themselves from predators, most notoriously the sharks of Hawaii. But ...

Bait balls are formed when relatively small fish come together and form a ball-shaped structure.

“It’s always from a case of mistaken identity.” Bait balls haven’t recently caused someone to suffer from an attack or an unlucky encounter with a predator, Jackson explained.

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A Queensland man has captured the incredible moment 'hundreds' of sharks fed on a massive bait ball on the Sunshine Coast. Source: Supplied/Damien Lange.

These bait balls form as a response to that movement, bringing the small fish closer to shore in tight clusters. Jackson explained that lifeguards are trained to monitor these patches closely.

Simon Nellist was killed when a great white shark attacked him in the waters near Sydney in February 2022.

Fairgrounds St. Pete is peeling back the curtain on its newest exhibit. "The Bait Ball" is an immersive environment drawing inspiration from schools of fish and human mosh pits.

Hundreds of birds attack bait balls in the Red Sea (Credit: Dr. Yoav Perlman/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel).