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Photonics Monitors the Ocean’s Fish

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Photonics technologies enable researchers to better understand the behavior of fish, helping to achieve sustainable commercial fish populations.

Brent D. Johnson, Senior News Editor

The dramatic worldwide reduction in fish populations has put the notion of limitless ocean resources to rest. Swordfish, bluefin tuna, Atlantic salmon and Chilean sea bass populations are under intense pressure from the fishing industry. Even the Atlantic cod, whose stock once appeared inexhaustible, has been pushed to the brink of disappearing as a viable commercial species. Once considered a limitless resource, stocks of game fish must be exploited responsibly or they may disappear. Photonics is finding a place in the assessment and management of fish populations. Courtesy of the...Read full article

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