Abstract
A migratory trout steelhead is an economically important cold water species whose habitat is shrinking due to environmental and climate changes. Recently, research on species conservation through aquaculture has sparked interest in group swimming in artificial environments. In this study, based on universally accessible two-dimensional image processing, we present a statistical framework of the effects of air sparging on group swimming and interaction of steelhead juveniles in a small aquaculture environment over time. The cross-correlation-based framework showed that steelhead learned to school in larger groups as time went by. The air sparger attracts fishes as oxygen suppler, but at the same time, it exists as a spatial barrier to interaction when juveniles are young. However, as growing older, they overcome this barrier and begin to interact with each other. These results indicate the importance of proper sparger design in helping steelhead learn to shoal in aquaria before release.
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Claire H. Shin, St. Bernard’s Academy, United States
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Conference: ECE2024
Stream: Design
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To cite this article:
Shin C. (2024) An Education Platform for Observing the Group Swimming of Steelhead, a Migratory Salmonid Species Vulnerable to Climate Change ISSN: 2188-1162 The European Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 1045-1057) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2024.81
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2024.81
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