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2. Baited remote underwater video - Wikipedia

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   Baited remote underwater video (BRUV) is a system used in marine biology research. By attracting fish into the field of view of a remotely controlled camera, the technique records fish diversity, abundance and behaviour of species. Sites are sampled by video recording the region surrounding a baited canister which is lowered to the bottom from ...

3. Herbert R. Axelrod - Wikipedia

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   Alma mater. New York University (PhD) Occupation (s) tropical fish expert, publisher of pet books, musical instrument collector, and entrepreneur. Herbert Richard Axelrod (June 7, 1927 – May 15, 2017) was an American tropical fish expert, a publisher of pet books, and an entrepreneur. [1][2] In 2005 he was sentenced in U.S. court to 18 months ...

4. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute - Wikipedia

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   The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a private, non-profit oceanographic research center in Moss Landing, California. MBARI was founded in 1987 by David Packard, and is primarily funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Christopher Scholin serves as the institute's president and chief executive officer, managing a ...

5. Vision in fish - Wikipedia

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   In a similar manner, fish have a vestibulo-ocular reflex which stabilises visual images on the retina when it moves its tail. [16] In many animals, including human beings, the inner ear functions as the biological analogue of an accelerometer in camera image stabilization systems, to stabilise the image by moving the eyes.

6. Seaspiracy - Wikipedia

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   Seaspiracy (/ siːˈspɪrəsi /) is a 2021 documentary film about the environmental impact of fishing directed by and starring Ali Tabrizi, a British filmmaker. [1] The film examines human impacts on marine life and advocates for ending fish consumption. The film explores environmental issues affecting oceans, including plastic pollution, ghost ...

7. Jeanne Villepreux-Power - Wikipedia

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   Jeanne Villepreux-Power. Jeanne Villepreux-Power, born Jeanne Villepreux (24 September 1794 – 25 January 1871), was a pioneering French marine biologist, described by English biologist Richard Owen as the "Mother of Aquariophily." In 1832 she was the first person to invent and create aquaria for experimenting with aquatic organisms. [1]

8. Fishcam - Wikipedia

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   The Fishcam itself was originally used as a replacement to the more common testcards, shown when the station had nothing else to air. Due to extreme popularity though, the FishCam became an actual scheduled show on the network. The station has also released several VHS tapes of the programme. The broadcast was accompanied by the music of ...

9. Menhaden - Wikipedia

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   Menhaden, also known as mossbunker, bunker, and "the most important fish in the sea", [1] are forage fish of the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, two genera of marine fish in the order Clupeiformes. Menhaden is a blend of poghaden (pogy for short) and an Algonquian word akin to Narragansett munnawhatteaûg, derived from munnohquohteau ("he ...