Underwater video has become an important tool for monitoring reef fish populations
worldwide because it is nonextractive and not strongly selective. A variety of approaches …

It is challenging to manage reef fish species in the Southeast US Continental Shelf Large
Marine Ecosystem (SUSLME) due to life history strategies that make them vulnerable to …

The use of baited remote underwater video to remotely observe fish and generate indices of
relative abundance has steadily gained acceptance as a fisheries management tool …

Unbiased counts of individuals or species are often impossible given the prevalence of
cryptic or mobile species. We used 77 simultaneous multi-gear deployments to make …

Estimates of the relative density of fishes form the basis of many marine ecological studies
as well as the assessment of effects of fishing or pollution. Plasticity in the behavioural …

Monitoring fish and underwater habitats, particularly in and around marine protected areas
(MPAs) requires non-destructive observation methods. This is generally achieved by divers …

Estimates of fish biomass collated at the community level are reliable indicators of fish and
ecosystem health. Data to calculate fish biomass is routinely collected using either …

Dramatic changes in populations of fishes living on coral reefs have been documented
globally and, in response, the research community has initiated efforts to assess and monitor …

Video survey techniques are now commonly used to estimate animal abundance under the
assumption that estimates relate to true abundance, a key property needed to make video a …

Monthly visual surveys of reef fish populations in the Florida Keys were conducted from May
to September of 1999 and April to December of 2000 using both strip transect and stationary …