Casting a Net Over a Passing School of Mullet
Students watching DIDSON output gave word to Jon Shenker when and where to cast a net over a passing school of mullet. The DIDSON movie shows the net descending and capturing some fish. It is interesting to see fish flock to the immediate vicinity as soon as the net is retrieved. Jon guessed that the commotion reminded the fish of an alligator or other predator attack, and that there’d be a lot of scraps to scavenge. There are many alligators in the central, eastern coast of Florida.
Courtesy of Jon Shenker, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida