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BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Shoals: Townsville 2007-11-12 to 2007-11-19

Created 28/09/2025

Updated 28/09/2025

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The dataset comprises 2139 individuals from 68 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Shoals: Townsville using 10 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 172 images were captured from these cameras. Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library. Data recorded concern: - classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos) - the identity of fish and CAABCODES - their time of arrival - their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait) - their maturity (adult or juvenile) - their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female) - the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs. A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Shoals: Townsville 2007-11-12 to 2007-11-19
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/0151a696-ff3f-4a4b-b333-a3fad0a742a6
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 11/10/2024
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    146.26356,
    -18.16239
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Shoals: Townsville 2007-11-12 to 2007-11-19". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/bruvs-tm-fish-and-benthic-survey-of-shoals-townsville-2007-11-12-to-2007-11-194