Assessment of attraction and avoidance behaviors of fish in response to the proximity of transiting underwater vehicles. Campbell, M., D., Huddleston, A., Somerton, D., Clarke, M., E., Wakefield, W., Murawski, S., Taylor, C., Singh, H., Girdhar, Y., & Yoklavich, M. Fishery Bulletin, 119(4):216-230, 11, 2021.
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Underwater vehicles have many advantages for sampling fishes however estimates can be biased by behavioral responses of organisms. In this experiment a test bed was configured to assess fish response to sampling vehicles and to lend inference to potential avoidance or attraction bias. Fish exhibited various response patterns to the vehicles that allowed for gross classification of species into behavioral guilds. The rigor and persistence of the corresponding responses varied by vehicle, vehicle range and altitude, transect number, and habitat complexity. The effect of each of variable is dependent on the behavioral guild of interest but range was the most consistent predictor of changes in abundance regardless of vehicle. Vehicles that transected at higher relative altitudes off the seafloor and at slower speeds elicited less strong behavioral responses. The test-bed approach allowed for assessment of far-field responses that are important but cannot be observed from the perspective of the sampling vehicle. Despite the success of estimating the behavioral response, calibrating the effect against known densities of fish was not possible in the experiment. However, the method is a robust way for future investigations to develop species specific response functions for gear calibration and to assist in the proper calculation of fish abundance and density.
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 author = {Campbell, Matthew D. and Huddleston, Ariane and Somerton, David and Clarke, M. Elizabeth and Wakefield, Waldo and Murawski, Steve and Taylor, Chris and Singh, Hanumant and Girdhar, Yogesh and Yoklavich, Mary},
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