School of Biological Sciences

Publication abstract

A grid-net technique for the analysis of fish positions within free-ranging shoals

Authors: Hoare, DJ., Ward, AJW., Couzin, ID., Croft, DP., Krause, J.,

Year of publication:2001

Journal: Journal of Fish Biology, , Volume: 59(6), Pages: 1667-1672.

Publisher: Academic Press Ltd Elsevier Science Ltd

The design and operation of a grid-net are described, which allows the capture of entire shoals of wild fish and preserves information about the two-dimensional structure of shoals and the spatial positions of individual fish within the shoal. This simple technique facilitates investigation of several aspects of individual differences in fish shoaling behaviour in the wild for the first time. (C) 2001 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.