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Brief description Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) was deployed near Whyalla in South Australia in June 2008. The objective of the trip was to document nocturnal cuttlefish camouflage behaviour near spawning grounds in Whyalla, SA. In excess of 100,000 cuttlefish aggregate in this area each year to spawn. The AUV spent one week following the Sir Joseph Banks trip being deployed at night in the shallow waters around these spawning grounds. In all, 35 dives were completed over a 6 day/night period. These short dives allowed the AUV to operate in very shallow waters where the cuttlefish are known to aggregate. The dive reports from this campaign summarise AUV activity during each dive. Data for this campaign will soon be available.
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Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) is enabled by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is operated by a consortium of institutions as an unincorporated joint venture, with the University of Tasmania as Lead Agent.
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Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR)
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National Geographic Society
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Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory
Data time period: 23 06 2008 to 27 06 2008
text: westlimit=137.723; southlimit=-32.997; eastlimit=137.761; northlimit=-32.993
(.PDF dive reports for each dive in the Whyalla campaign)
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http://data.aodn.org.au/?prefix=IMOS/AUV/Whyalla200806
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