Underwater Bait Camera Captures Marine Wildlife Interacting With Each Other

real-life squid game for Andy Burnell, who used underwater cameras to view the interactions between marine wildlife off the coast of Adelaide.

Andy, 56, is a public servant for the Environment Department of South Australia and captured this footage between December 2021 and January 2022.

The footage shows a plethora of marine species, including stingrays, blue swimmer crabs, octopus, and plenty of fish.

An amusing interaction can be followed through by an octopus looking to swoop in and steal the bait before the crab can bat away any advances.

Andy used what is referred to as a BRUV (Baited Remote Underwater Video) camera.

BRUVs are commonly used to monitor fish in hard-to-reach habitats in both deep and shallow glasses of water, such as reefs, shoals, and areas between reefs and continental shelves.

Andy said: “I just drop and record and then often get a surprise.

“I love filming these for my interest and have been for a while.

"What I love is the surprise of looking through the raw footage for those little bits of excitement, drama, and theatre between the marine life actors.

“They behave differently as there are no divers present, just a camera and bait.

“I love diving too but this is a completely different view of the underwater world.”