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Towed Video - Benthic survey of Lord Howe Island (02-Mar-0200 - 05-Mar-2004 )

Created 17/11/2025

Updated 17/11/2025

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This data consists of 5720 records derived from 21 tows covering 28.194 km at 4.93m resolution, over a depth range of .0 to .0 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 24.45% Macroalgae 38.21% NoBenthos 36.43% Macroalgae and Gorgonians 0.89% Summary of substrates recorded Rubble 8.74% Rock 3.81% Sand 7.29% BedrockReef 31.11% Silt 11.67% Bedrock 0.36% SandWaves 15.31% Stone 5.00% SandCoarse 16.67% A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff for reading Towed Video tapes.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Towed Video - Benthic survey of Lord Howe Island (02-Mar-0200 - 05-Mar-2004 )
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0eff2d47-6025-49d2-a557-073d2e75ee22
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
adc@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 14/11/2025
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Towed Video - Benthic survey of Lord Howe Island (02-Mar-0200 - 05-Mar-2004 )". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/towed-video-benthic-survey-of-lord-howe-island-02-mar-0200-05-mar-2004