Underwater ‘Doorbell’ Camera Helps Researchers Catch Coral-Eating Fish

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMar 18, 2025, 8:20 pm1.2k ptsInterestingTop
Florida marine scientists have been working to help reverse a long-term decline in coral reefs by using doorbell-style surveillance cameras to catch fish in the act of eating coral laid as bait. They found that three species — stoplight parrotfish, redband parrotfish and foureye butterflyfish — were…

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