Fish behavior

This remote broadcast from Gilgo Beach, Long Island, N.Y., is a discussion of fish behavior introduced by Eugenie Clark, research associate in the AMNH Department of Animal Behavior. The pros and cons of laboratory research versus field research are examined. A film of fish courtship behavior and fertilization is shown featuring acara and angel fish. Some unusual underwater camera shots illustrate the subject for this broadcast. Also shown is a film made by Jacques-Yves Cousteau, renowned oceanographer and underwater photographer, of elephant seals, sharks, rays, and turtles underwater. The segment discusses the use of the camera as an instrument to aid scientists studying aquatic life. The cameraman had barely escaped with his life while photographing the shark.