Watch: Drone Video Shows Blacktip Sharks Migration In Palm Beach

PALM BEACH, FL — Paul Dabill, a Jupiter-based spearfisherman and underwater photographer, filmed a school of blacktip sharks off Singer Island in Palm Beach County Thursday and shared the drone video to his social media accounts.

The video shows dozens of blacktip sharks in the waters off the island. Some of the sharks occasionally jump out of the water.

“I was excited to capture some of their amazing acrobatics,” Dabill posted.

Blacktip sharks are known for jumping out of the water and rotating several times before landing back in the water, according to National Geographic. These leaps are part of their feeding methods, as they jump out of the water to surprise schools of fish near the surface.

According to Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science website, tens of thousands of blacktip sharks migrate to South Florida in mid-January every year seeking food and warmer waters. They stay in the area for about two months. Professor Stephen Kajiura said that the Palm Beach area “has always been a hot spot” for the sharks.

National Geographic said blacktip sharks can grow up to 8 feet long and typically weigh between 66 and 220 pounds. During the summer, they migrate as far north as Cape Code, Massachusetts, though many stay in warmer waters near the equator year-round.

Watch Paul Dabill’s video of blacktip sharks swimming near Singer Island: