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Towed Video - Benthic survey of West Warrego, Barcoo Bank, Karamea Bank (14-Feb-2007 - 16-Feb-2007 )

Australian Institute of Marine Science
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
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This data consists of 5418 records derived from 6 tows covering 10.421 km at 1.92m resolution, over a depth range of .7 to 50.1 meters. Classification of the benthos and substrate was based on 17 benthic classes and 6 substrate classes. Summary of the primary benthic categories recorded Gorgonians 26.55% Hard Coral 19.17% Macroalgae 24.19% NoBenthos 9.59% Soft Coral 20.46% Summary of substrates recorded Rubble 17.33% NoSub 0.03% Rock 3.24% Sand 7.05% Limestone 48.54% Silt 5.48% SandWaves 1.03% Stone 9.80% SandCoarse 7.47% A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff for reading Towed Video tapes.

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Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: Statement: Because of the spatial extent of the shoals, systematic survey of the entire shoals was not possible. The towed video survey did not attempt to quantify the spatial extent of the various habitats on the shoals, but was used only to identify areas of suitable habitat for the deployment of BRUVS (TM). These were identified as the areas at the base of the shoal where hard substratum was outcropping and areas on top of the shoal with rugged topography that were likely to be productive fish habitats.

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