Dataset: Fish Flight Initiation Distance Data During the COVID 19 Lockdown from 2020-2021 (Galapagos diver disturbance project)

The FID measurements were obtained by the following procedure conducted by an individual diver working at 10-15 m depth. 1) a target fish to measure the proximity that a diver could approach before the fish swam away (flight) was identified. 2) the diver dropped a small weight ion the bottom to mark the start of his approach. 3) the diver swam straight at the target fish noting the bottom features where the fish first started to swim away 4) the diver dropped another weight at this location 5) the distance between the 2 weights was measured as FID with a meter tape. The body size (total length) was estimated of the target fish was recorded.