What do kittens and blue cod have in common?

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What do kittens and blue cod have in common?

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Blue cod – the kittens of the sea? NIWA scientists were analysing videos around the Marlborough Sounds, when they started to notice some strange behaviour from the fish. Marine Ecology Technicians Brooke Madden and Charlotte Bodie have trudged through a lot of underwater footage in their time, but blue cod (Parapercis colias) were displaying some unusual behaviour. Charlotte explains, “As part of research, we started looking at the abundance and size structure of blue cod. To help with this, ...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tM-zs-8pvo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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blue cod / kittens / weird science / chasing lasers / strange fish / animal behaviour / fun science / science / quirky science / marine ecology / fishing / fish / fisheries / new zealand / iflscience / fisheries research / cat / cod

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