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Deep water fish and shark surveys with baited video (BRUVS)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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The use of baited videos enabled non-destructive sampling of a vast variety (228 species) of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes below the limits of safe SCUBA diving. No localised nests of species richness and diversity were detected, but sightings for 42% of all species were restricted to one or other particular area of the six areas surveyed. On average, this restriction to single areas occurred for 53% of the families sighted. About 50% of butterfly fish species were restricted in their distributions to one particular area and this family had important leverage in forcing the community patterns. Two major groupings, and one further, minor grouping, of fish communities were recognised in the Lagoon the seaward lagoon margins, the inner, central lagoon, and a further split away by 2 locations in the innermost lagoon.

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Title Deep water fish and shark surveys with baited video (BRUVS)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/eda6ffd7-e179-4120-9c08-a83235744f79
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
adc@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 01/11/1999 - 01/10/2004
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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    121.65,
    -14.25
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Deep water fish and shark surveys with baited video (BRUVS)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/deep-water-fish-and-shark-surveys-with-baited-video-bruvs