The shores of Acapulco's beaches were this weekend teeming with masses of fish packed so tightly they looked like an oil slick from above.
Thousands of sardines, anchovies, stripped bass and mackerel surged along the coast of the Mexican resort in an event believed to be linked to the devastating Japanese tsunami.
Delighted fishermen rushed out in wooden motor boats, abandoning their rods and nets and simply scooping the fish up with buckets.
Thousands of sardines, anchovies, stripped bass and mackerel surged along the coast of the Mexican resort in an event believed to be linked to the devastating Japanese tsunami.
Delighted fishermen rushed out in wooden motor boats, abandoning their rods and nets and simply scooping the fish up with buckets.
A man photographs a shoal of sardines off the shore of Acapulco
Fishermen flocked to the water to take advantage of the surge
Fishermen in Acapulco say they have never see such large schools of fish so close to the coast
The fish were so tightly packed they looked like an oil slick from above
Some bathers steered clear of the mysterious event and kept out of the water
