Underwater ‘doorbell’ helps scientists catch coral-eating fish in Florida | Florida

MIranian scientists in Florida are working to help change the decades of destruction in coral rocks.

The footage shows that more than 97 % of coral was responsible for meal by researchers at an offshore reef near Miami.

They say, can help to be aware of coral reefers efforts after the results 90 % decrease in Florida’s Coral Core After the abnormal bleaching events caused by the climate emergency since the 1970s, especially in the last two summer recording sea heat.

“The intense fish forecasts on newly -driven corals emerged as a huge restoration. The main purpose was to remove our lack of knowledge about fish species that target coral after moving forward.” Coral rehabilitation research. He is a project leader and an associate professor at the University of Miami (UM) Rosetel School of Marine, Wamandley and Earth Science.

“Identifying fish species responsible for coral forecasts will allow practitioners to avoid the majority of these species or areas in these areas, as well as choose the right coral species for the right place -making site,” Larman said.

“Cameras under coral -administered water provide insights about coreure and preferences and allow forecast documents at various locations to fast and without costing the cost.”

Larman’s team, who financed the Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s grant, designed and made numerous recording devices using a Gopro camera in water -proof housing connected to the PVC frame, and with a Lead Lead weight of stability. Following the initial results, the divers later reserved the model near the key boss in Miami Dead County, near the key boss in Miami Dead County.

The so-called C-Bros (Coral-connected remote underwater video system) was set to record time video, and the footage was deposited for 24- and 48 hours after deployment and then weekly for a six-week plan period.

Lorman said the team controlled the initial failures, which causes external batteries to flood in high heat and leaked camera, while the research was also not safe from the Petty Porch Paul Reduce Style, who has recorded theft at their doorstep.

“One of the C-Broses in which the surface boys are attached, was stolen from the reef,” he said.

However, overall, researchers considered their experience successful. After the analysis of the imagery, they committed Red Band Totti FishThe most extraordinary hunters, who are passionate in the Caribbean and Florida waters, caused 56.3 % cutting on nine coral species that put into pieces as a bait.

Then with 36.9 % Foi butterfly fish, and with 4 % stop -light parrot fish. Three species, Larman, said: “showed clear priorities” for two or three specific types of coral, which received more than 65 % of all the recorded cutting.

UM Marine scientist and research master’s graduate Erin Weissman presented the results to Ref Florida The Symposium of Protection Leaders In November, Miami’s Philip and the Patricia Frost Museum of Science.

“For the first time, by identifying important fish hunters as well as their preferred diet, the reef restoration practitioners can choose sites and species that minimize the effects of the forecast and more, more than the implementation of expensive plating, more than the success of the rehabilitation.”

He added that similar research can introduce artificial intelligence elements in the future.

He said, “Videos’ reviews were extremely timely demand, which requires permanent re -install and stop the footage to record and interpret the coral/fish conversation.”

“It would be beneficial to detect AI software that can be trained to identify fish and their behavior to automatically make the analysis process.”