Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring. Extremely cold conditions (- 15 C) with backlit ice fog. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. January

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) hunting Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

David Fleetham / Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus wollebacki) framed by a school of Black Striped Salema (Xenocys jessiae). Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Equador.

Ralph Pace / Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), Galapagos Shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis), Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), and Black-tip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) group working with Yellowfin Tuna...

Ralph Pace / Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), Galapagos Shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis), Dusky Shark (Carcharhinus obscurus), and Black-tip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) group working with Yellowfin Tuna...

Frederique Olivier / Wide angle shot of a large flock of Blue footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) taking off from the sea and diving on a bait ball, Isla Lobos de Terra, Peru.

Frederique Olivier / Wide angle shot of a large flock of Blue footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) taking off from the sea and diving on a bait ball, Isla Lobos de Terra, Peru.

Tim Fitzharris / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) attracted to 'squid jig' bait which glows at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Claudio Contreras / Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) attacking school of Sardine (Sardinella aurita) bait ball, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, February

Espen Bergersen / Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Killer whale (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring. Andfjorden close to Andoya, Nordland, Northern Norway. January.

Alex Mustard / Large female Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) in shallow water, under storm clouds, Stingray City, Grand Cayman. Stingray City is feeding site for stingrays and bait was used on this shoot. Caym...

Alex Mustard / Three southern stingrays (Hypanus americanus) under waves. Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea. Bait was used for this shot.

Alex Mustard / Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) at the surface. Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea. Bait was used for this shot.

Doug Perrine / Scuba diver films bait ball of Bigeye scad (Selar crumenopthalmus) Keauhou Bay, Kona, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands. Central Pacific ocean. March 2010. Model released.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching whilst attacking seal decoy, Seal Island, False Bay South Africa.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching whilst attacking seal decoy, Seal Island, False Bay South Africa.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) feeding on Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) bait ball, Cape Point, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Recreational fishing in a sea kayak for West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). Hoop net or trap is lowered onto the sea floor or kelp bed with a pouch of bait (sardines or pilchards) attached. Kom...

Bert Willaert / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) being caught by a falconer using a Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) as bait, Georgia, September 2011.

Paul D Stewart / Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) from the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris' 'A History of British Birds' by the printer Benjamin Fawcett circa 1853. Morris was instrumental in founding the Royal Society for th...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) in flight with bait digger in background, Swale, Kent, England, UK, January.

Claudio Contreras / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) attacking school of sardine (Sardinella aurita) bait ball. Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus), Herring gulls (Larus argentatus), Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) and Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding on landfill site, Pitsea, Essex, England, UK,...

Ernie Janes / Bait diggers on The Wash at lowtide, Norfolk, UK, August

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita), Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Juergen Freund / Funae fishermen catching Skipjack tuna near Manado Tua using anchovies as live bait. Indonesia, October 2009.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the water for cloth bait. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010

Juan Carlos Munoz / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the for cloth bait. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010

Alex Mustard / Long exposure image of Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) chasing bait, Bahamas.

Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) swimming over a bait ball of Sardines, three ridges on forehead that distinguish the Bryde's whale from other mysticetes are prominently visible. Off Baja C...

Doug Perrine / Baitball of Sardines / Pilchards (Sardinops sagax) during the annual Sardine Run off the east coast of South Africa at Mboyti, Transkei or Wild Coast (Indian Ocean) with Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops t...

Doug Perrine / Copper sharks / Bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus) and Little eastern tuna {Euthynnus affinis} feeding on a baitball of Sardines / Pilchards (Sardinops sagax) during the annual Sardine Run off t...

Doug Perrine / Copper sharks / Bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus) feeding on a baitball of Sardines / Pilchards (Sardinops sagax) during the annual Sardine Run off the east coast of South Africa at Mboyti, Tran...

Doug Perrine / Striped marlin {Tetrapturus audax} feeding on baitball of Sardines {Sardinops sagax} off Baja California, Mexico

Doug Perrine / Atlantic sailfish {Istiophorus albicans} hits sardine with bill while feeding on bait ball of Spanish sardines / gilt sardine / pilchard / round sardinella {Sardinella aurita} off Yucatan Peninsula, M...

Doug Perrine / View from below of silhouette of diver and Atlantic sailfish {Istiophorus albicans} attacking bait ball of Spanish sardines / gilt sardine / pilchard / round sardinella {Sardinella aurita} off Yucatan...

Doug Perrine / Atlantic sailfish {Istiophorus albicans} attacking bait ball of Spanish sardines / gilt sardine / pilchard / round sardinella {Sardinella aurita} off Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Digitall...

Doug Perrine / Large group (at least 18) of Atlantic sailfish {Istiophorus albicans} attacking bait ball of Spanish sardines / gilt sardine / pilchard / round sardinella {Sardinella aurita} off Yucatan Peninsula, Me...

Doug Perrine / Atlantic sailfish {Istiophorus albicans} attacking bait ball of Spanish sardines / gilt sardine / pilchard / round sardinella {Sardinella aurita} off Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Digitall...

Doug Perrine / Striped marlin {Tetrapturus audax} feeding on baitball of Sardines {Sardinops sagax} off Baja California, Mexico #4 in sequence of 7

Juergen Freund / Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) jumping out of water to catch dangling bait in Hartley's Creek crocodile farm, Queensland, Australia

Chris Newbert / Blue Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) and schooling baitfish, 20 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Doug Perrine / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) preying on "baitball" of sardines (Sardinops sagax), South Africa.

Doug Perrine / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) preying on "baitball" of sardines (Sardinops sagax), South Africa

Fred Bavendam / Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) feeding on a large baitfish ball, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

John Downer / Remote camera in protective housing and bait used to film wild lion close up for BBC television series 'Lifesense'

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring Troms, Norway. November.

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring Troms, Norway. November.

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring. in extremely cold conditions (- 15 C) with backlit ice fog, Norway. November.

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring, with flock of gulls flying above, in extremely cold conditions (- 15 C) with backlit ice fog, Norway. November.

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring. in extremely cold conditions (- 15 C) with backlit ice fog, Norway. November.

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring. in extremely cold conditions (- 15 C) with backlit ice fog, Norway. November.

Espen Bergersen / Gulls in flight at sunset, near herring bait ball, Troms, Norway, November 2016.

Espen Bergersen / Gulls and Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring Troms, Norway. November.

Shane Gross / Baited remote underwater video (BRUV) setup by scientists to determine predator abudance. Bahamas. 2017.

Doug Gimesy / Earthcare St Kilda volunteer on jetty with items from litter pick around Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) breeding colony. Litter includes fishing bait bags, plastic bags, fishing lines, coffee cups a...

Shane Gross / Indonesian man catching worms on a beach to be used for fishing bait. Alor, Indonesia.

Karine Aigner / Graduate student from University of Florida baiting an Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) trap with an egg, and a potato. The egg is the bait, and the potato is put in so that in the e...

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) travelling at high speed heading for a bait ball. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. November

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / orcas (Orcinus orca) feeding on a bait ball of Herring. Extremely cold conditions (- 15 C) with backlit ice fog. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. January

Franco Banfi / Sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Free divers preparing to photograph Striped marlin feeding on Sardine bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / California sealion (Zalophus californianus) and Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on Sardine (Sardinops sagax) bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico.

Doug Perrine / Bait ball of schooling Anchovies (Encrasicholina punctifer) with sparkling scales from dead fish drifting downward through the water; Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, So...

Doug Perrine / Bait ball of schooling Anchovies (Encrasicholina punctifer), with needlefish / long toms (Belonidae) swimming at top of frame, Kei ( or Kai ) Islands, Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, Banda Sea, Southwest...

Richard Herrmann / Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) pair hunting Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Nine Mile Bank, San Diego, California

Richard Herrmann / Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) pair hunting Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Nine Mile Bank, San Diego, California

Ashley Cooper / Old Polar Bear trap at Texas Bar in Liefdefjorden on northern Spitzebergen, Svalbard, Norway. The trap would be baited with the bait attached to a string that ran to a rifle trigger, when the bear pu...

Tony Wu / Many-spined king crab (Paralomis multispina) and fish heads used as bait to catch crabs, on deck of fishing boat. Caught at approximately 1000m in depth. Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan...

Tony Wu / Fisherman setting crab traps for deep-sea King crabs (Lithodidae) in Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. April 2018.

Tony Wu / Fishermen, father and son, preparing bait and lines in the pre-dawn hours for deep sea fishing. Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. April 2018.

David Fleetham / School of Black Striped Salema / Snapper (Xenocys jessiae) form a massive spinning ball. Galapagos Islands, Equador.

David Fleetham / Cameraman filming Lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) attracted by bait, West End, Grand Bahamas, Caribbean.

David Fleetham / Fijian dive guide feeding Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) off Mana Island, Fiji.

David Fleetham / Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri) attracted towards photographer by bait. Bahamas, Caribbean.

David Fleetham / Chum barrel used as bait on Great White Shark expedition on "Solmar V", off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

David Fleetham / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) snatching surface bait behind "Solmar V", anchored off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

David Fleetham / Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) by bait box during organized feeding in Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) feeding off the Northshore of Oahu, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Person pointing at a Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) dashing for bait off the back of the "Solmar V". Guadalupe Island, Mexico, August 2007.

David Fleetham / Group of grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) feeding on bait off Yap, Micronesia.

Jiri Lochman / Crested tern (Sterna bergii) juvenile entangled in a fishing line, likely cut off by a fisherman after the bird swallowed the hooked bait. Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Crested tern (Sterna bergii) juvenile, entangled in a fishing line, likely cut off by a fisherman after the bird swallowed the hooked bait Australia.

Winfried Wisniewski / Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) group gathering at feeding station, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Winfried Wisniewski / Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) basking at feeding station, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Winfried Wisniewski / Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) balancing on branch at feeding station, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Richard Herrmann / Pacific Sardine (Sardinops sagax) school feeding on Krill (Thysanoessa spinifera), Coronado Islands, Baja California, Mexico

Richard Herrmann / Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) feeding on Pacific Sardine (Sardinops sagax), Nine Mile Bank, San Diego, California

Winfried Wisniewski / Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) juvenile at feeding station, Extremadura, Spain