Despite a large body of literature assessing the impacts of recreational scuba diving on marine habitats, little attention has been paid to the potentially harmful effects this has on fishes. The aim of this study was the assessment of the immediate response of different fish species to divers’ activities. A decrease of fishes’ natural diffidence towards divers is shown, probably due to an enhanced availability of their prey as a result of divers’ contacts with the substrate.
| Journal | Mediterranean Marine Science |
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| Publisher | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research |
| Publication Date | 2013-02-19 |
| Publication Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15 |
| Document Type | Journal Article |
| Print ISSN | 1108-393X |
| eISSN | 1791-6763 |
| DOI | 10.12681/mms.321 |
| Subject | Marine biology; oceanography; fisheries; aquaculture; marine ecology |
| NARA Access Coverage | OA / free full text |
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| Journal Homepage | https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc |
| Publisher Page | Open Publisher Page |