Shoals Miss Wilson

Definition of shoal a bar of gravel, silt, sand, mud in water connecting two masses of land A sandbar off Suffolk County, Long Island, NY.

long and narrow bars A sandbar in Italy.

created by waves depositing pebbles, silt, sand, and mud A shoal in the Mississippi River near Arkansas.

Shoals can be created in ponds and lakes, streams and lakes, seas and oceans. Off the coast of Cornwall, England near Sicily.

Basically, a shoal can be formed anywhere where a wave is moving with gravel, silt, sand, and/or mud. This will create inlets, coves, and reefs that house many marine life. These blue stripe snapper are schooling.

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Schools of forage fish often accompany large predator fish Schools of forage fish often accompany large predator fish. Here a school of jacks accompany a great barracuda.

Schooling predator blue fin trevally size up schooling anchovies.

Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs with a Brain Sponge

Assignment Watch Miss W. do a demo of a watercolor shoal. Create your own version of a watercolor shoal.