Tens of thousands of fish jump out of the water and on a fishing boat in Taiwan

Tens of thousands of sardines were caught by jumping out of the water and jumping on a fishing boat in Taiwan harbor.

Fisherman Lu Jingwai, 31, described the sea as "boiling water". the moment when he and his friends were cleaning the boat at midnight on July 20th.

It is said that the shoal of sardines was hunted by some barracudas, a species of fish that feeds on smaller fish.

Video captured at the moment of tens of thousands of sardines jumping out of water in Taiwan

The scene was filmed by Mr. Lu who was cleaning his fishing boat with his friends on July 20 (left). Thousands of fish jump on his boat and fight to breathe on the ground (right)

Images posted on Facebook by Mr. Lu show thousands of small bright sardines jumping on the surface of the sea at Bisha fishing port in Keelung, Taipei

"It's so scary! I was attacked by the fish! Mr. Lu can be heard screaming in the video.

Mr. Lu and his friends were seen pick up the fish and put them back in the waters.

He told MailOnline that the fish felt a threat and jumped out of the water to avoid being eaten by other fish

"I saw three to five barracudas, more than a meter long, swimming under my boat two days ago. I guess it's their hunting period these few days, "said Mr. Lu.

& # 39; J & # 39; I was attacked by Fish! Mr. Lu was shocked to see his boat rocked by the sardine bank. He and his friends helped put the fish back into the sea.