What is Big BRUVver up to? Methods and uses of baited underwater video

SK Whitmarsh, PG Fairweather… - Reviews in fish biology and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations (BRUVS) is a popular technique to
assess mobile nektonic and demersal assemblages, particularly for fish communities. The …

Sampling mobile oceanic fishes and sharks: implications for fisheries and conservation planning

TB Letessier, PJ Bouchet, JJ Meeuwig - Biological Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Tuna, billfish, and oceanic sharks [hereafter referred to as 'mobile oceanic fishes and
sharks'(MOFS)] are characterised by conservative life‐history strategies and highly migratory …

Remote reefs and seamounts are the last refuges for marine predators across the Indo-Pacific

TB Letessier, D Mouillot, PJ Bouchet, L Vigliola… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Since the 1950s, industrial fisheries have expanded globally, as fishing vessels are required
to travel further afield for fishing opportunities. Technological advancements and fishery …

Action cameras: bringing aquatic and fisheries research into view

DP Struthers, AJ Danylchuk, ADM Wilson, SJ Cooke - Fisheries, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Digital action cameras (ACs) are increasingly being utilized for aquatic research purposes
due to their cost effectiveness, versatility, high-resolution imagery, and durability. Here we …

PelagiCam: a novel underwater imaging system with computer vision for semi-automated monitoring of mobile marine fauna at offshore structures

EV Sheehan, D Bridger, SJ Nancollas… - Environmental monitoring …, 2020 - Springer
Engineered structures in the open ocean are becoming more frequent with the expansion of
the marine renewable energy industry and offshore marine aquaculture. Floating …

Species diversity, abundance, biomass, size and trophic structure of fish on coral reefs in relation to shark abundance

SC Barley, MG Meekan, JJ Meeuwig - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2017 - int-res.com
Theory predicts that loss of gape-limited sharks should lead to increases in the abundance
and biomass of smaller size classes of prey. We used stereo-baited remote underwater …

Experimental demonstration of catch hyperstability from habitat aggregation, not effort sorting, in a recreational fishery

CJ Dassow, AJ Ross, OP Jensen… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
The relationship between angler catch rates and fish abundance can contribute to or hinder
sustainable exploitation of fisheries depending on whether catch rates are proportional to …

Visual versus video methods for estimating reef fish biomass

SK Wilson, NAJ Graham, TH Holmes, MA MacNeil… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Drifting baited stereo‐videography: a novel sampling tool for surveying pelagic wildlife in offshore marine reserves

PJ Bouchet, JJ Meeuwig - Ecosphere, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present a novel system of drifting pelagic baited stereo‐video cameras that operate in
deep‐water, topographically complex environments typically considered inaccessible for …

Identifying key habitat and spatial patterns of fish biodiversity in the tropical Brazilian continental shelf

LN Eduardo, T Frédou, AS Lira, BP Ferreira… - Continental Shelf …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the spatial distribution of fish assemblages biodiversity and structure
is essential for prioritizing areas of conservation. Here we describe the biodiversity and …