Fish were discovered darting through the shallow waters near the shore, then leaping onto the beach and even the floating bridge, creating an unexpected attraction with bystanders gathering in numbers in southern China.

The mysterious video was filed in Shantou City in Guangdong Province on September 21.

Witness Ms Huang said that the fish jumping ashore seemed to be mullets and flatheads, amongst others that she couldn’t name. “Seeing this, I really wanted to grab a bucket and catch some,” she expressed with a hint of amusement.

As for the reasons behind this anomalous activity, she, along with many others, remained perplexed.

On September 22, staff from the Nanao County Tourist Center claimed that the phenomenon likely arose due to natural causes, dismissing previous encounters of such occurrences. The notion that human intervention led to this bizarre exhibition was quickly dismissed, emphasising the challenge to intervene or control such circumstances.

Meteorological staff of Nanao County clarified that the fish leap on Qianjiangwan Beach had probably nothing to do with the weather. Despite the higher temperatures recorded in the past week, there have been no anomalies, they supplemented.

The Shantou City Seismological Bureau also dismissed any correlations between the phenomenon and seismic activity, asserting that after expert analysis from the provincial seismological bureau, all seismic activities and geophysical observations are within normal ranges.

Currently, relevant departments are conducting further follow-ups and investigations into this mysterious and mesmerising incident.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

21日当晚9时左右，广东汕头，正在南澳前江湾沙滩公园海滩上散步游玩的市民游客发现，有鱼群在近岸的浅水中穿梭，随后大量跃上沙滩，或跳上浮桥，这一奇观吸引了众人围观。
目击者黄女士表示，跳上岸的鱼像是姑鱼、巴浪鱼，还有一些也叫不出来名字。自己当时看到这一幕也很想拿着桶去抓鱼。至于为何会出现该情况，她则表示，自己也不确定原因。
22日，南澳县游客中心工作人员回应称，应该是属于自然因素引起的现象，以前没有遇到过这种现象。不太可能是人为因素所致，很难进行干预或控制。
南澳县气象局工作人员回应称，此次前江湾海滩的“鱼跃”与天气“应该没有什么关系”。工作人员补充道，近一周温度较高，“但并没有出现异常温度”。
就姑鱼跳上沙滩的现象，汕头市地震局也回应称，经省地震局专家研判，目前全省地震活动及地球物理观测都在正常范围，初步排除该现象与地震活动有关联的可能性。
目前，有关方面还在就此作进一步跟进核查。