Data & example videos: Exploring effects of sound on the time budget of fishes: an experimental approach with captive cod

Data abstract:

The daily proportions of time each individual fish spent foraging, swimming and being stationary, this data was used for the analysis in the reference below.

Video abstract:

Some example video clips from which the behavioural state of both individuals was scored.

Conference proceeding abstract:

To estimate population level effects of anthropogenic sound on fish, data on energy intake and expenditure is needed. We present an experimental design of a controlled behavioural experiment that allows to collect relatively long-term data on foraging and swimming behaviour of Atlantic cod during sound exposures. Data on such behavioural states can be used as proxies for energy intake and expenditure. The Atlantic cod exhibited natural foraging behaviour in the experimental basins and the design allowed for efficient scoring of the behaviour throughout the 6-day trials. We conducted a pilot of three trials and share the experimental design to encourage other researchers to collect data on (proxies for) energy intake and expenditure to aid estimation of population level effects of sound exposures.

Reference:

Hubert, J., Wille, D.A., Slabbekoorn, H. (2020) Exploring effects of sound on the time budget of fishes: an experimental approach with captive cod. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. 37 (1). 010012. DOI:10.1121/2.0001253.