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Could fish social networks help us save coral reefs?

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Mike Gil |

TEDGlobal 2017

• August 2017

Mike Gil spies on fish: using novel multi-camera systems and computer vision technology, the TED Fellow and his colleagues explore how coral reef fish behave, socialize and affect their ecosystems. Learn more about how fish of different species communicate via social networks -- and what disrupting these networks might mean to the delicate ecology of reefs, which help feed millions of us and support the global economy.

Mike Gil spies on fish: using novel multi-camera systems and computer vision technology, the TED Fellow and his colleagues explore how coral reef fish behave, socialize and affect their ecosystems. Learn more about how fish of different species communicate via social networks -- and what disrupting these networks might mean to the delicate ecology of reefs, which help feed millions of us and support the global economy.

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Mike Gil

Marine biologist

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TED Fellow Mike Gil conducts field experiments and builds mathematical models to understand how marine ecosystems function.

Michael Slezak | The Guardian, 2018 | Article

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Mike Gil, SciAll.org | YouTube, 2018 | Watch

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Join the adventure of Dr. Mike Gil's research, as it unfolds, by subscribing to his YouTube channel.

Donate to SciAll.org to help diversify interest in the process of scientific discovery and the sustainable path it lights for humanity.

Support sustainable fishing, by choosing seafood that minimizes threats to coral reefs and other critical ecosystems.

Help save coral reefs through simple everyday actions.