Scientific American: News In Brief: Seals' Spying Illuminates Behavior of Elusive Antarctic Fish: January 22, 2002 To study the behavior of two elusive species of fish, scientists have enlisted the help of some unlikely photographers: seals. Antarctic silverfish and Antarctic toothfish, though abundant in the Southern Ocean, spend much of their time at great depths and under thick ice, making observation of these ecologically important creatures difficult. But as the fishes' natural predator, the Weddell seal knows exactly where to find them. Now, thanks in large part to data collected by seals equipped with video cameras, researchers have gained new insight into the fishes' mysterious ways. Their findings will appear in the March issue of Marine Biology.