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- Every spring, a 600 lb Atlantic bluefin tuna migrates over 3000 miles from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico, primarily fueled by a diet of bluefish.
- Humans have attempted to replicate this incredible swimming efficiency in engineered designs but have yet to match the performance of natural fish.
- This ongoing challenge raises the question of how fish are able to swim so effectively, despite our technological advances.
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Every spring a 600 lb Atlantic bluefin tuna travels over 3000 miles from Newfoundland to its spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico. That it does so on a meal of a couple of bluefish is nothing short of remarkable. Humans will likely never engineer such an efficient swimming machine. Of course, that has not stopped us from trying. We have achieved remarkable progress by following a strategy of inspiration by nature. At the same time, our fish-like robots often fall short of matching fish performance by a considerable margin. Despite our advances, we are still left asking the question: How do fish swim so well?
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