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Scuba diver Brett Taylor uses stereo-video technology to survey fish assemblages on outer reef slopes
© Steven Lindfield
Big fish, little fish: Habitat and fish size
Fish size and growth rate are key elements of fishery productivity. Fish are ectotherms or “cold-blooded,” meaning their body temperature and metabolic rate depends upon the temperature of their environment.