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Scientists survey fish populations using the Stationary Point Count method, inwhich pairs of divers record the number, size, and species of all fishesobserved within adjacent visually estimated cylinders 15 meters in diameter

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Scientists survey fish populations using the Stationary Point Count method, inwhich pairs of divers record the number, size, and species of all fishesobserved within adjacent visually estimated cylinders 15 meters in diameter.

Credit

NOAA/NMFS/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Blog

Photographer

Paula Ayotte

Collection

Coral Kingdom