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Development of New Methods for Quantifying Fish Density Using Underwater Stereo-video Tools

Development of New Methods for Quantifying Fish Density Using Underwater Stereo-video Tools

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November 20, 2017

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10.3791/56635-v

DOI:
10.3791/56635-v

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09:32 min
November 20, 2017

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1Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 2The Nature Conservancy

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We describe a new method for counting fishes, and estimating relative abundance (MaxN) and fish density using rotating stereo-video camera systems. We also demonstrate how to use distance from camera (Z distance) to estimate species-specific detectability.

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Denney, C., Fields, R., Gleason, M., Starr, R. Development of New Methods for Quantifying Fish Density Using Underwater Stereo-video Tools. J. Vis. Exp. (129), e56635, doi:10.3791/56635 (2017).

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