Drifting Fish Larvae Allow Marine Reserves to Rebuild Fisheries

[encideought]

My linkDrifting Fish Larvae Allow Marine Reserves to Rebuild Fisheries

 

Cool sounding study. Hopefully this helps designating reserves a little easier. I didn't realize yellow tangs grazed so far, anyone ever tried keeping them in a 1/2 mile diameter tank?!?

Edited December 27, 2010 by encideought

[Chad]

One time when I was snorkelling in Hawaii, I followed an achiles tang around for around an hour... I was just absolutely amazed at the ground we covered, easily a 1/2 mile or so circle.

[Coral Hind]

Wow, half a mile, that make me feel bad about putting one in a 6ft long tank.

[Happyfeet]

One time when I was snorkelling in Hawaii, I followed an achiles tang around for around an hour... I was just absolutely amazed at the ground we covered, easily a 1/2 mile or so circle.

 

Thats because the entire time the fish was going AHHH QUIT FOLLOWING ME

[Chad]

^haha

 

That is probably exactly what it was thinking!! It seemed every so often it would notice I was still there and go zipping off, just to have slow, clumbsy me eventually catch back up

 

Following random fish is one of my favorite snorkelling past times!