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Towed Video - Benthic survey of Douglas Shoal (17-Apr-2010 - 18-Apr-2010 )

Created 21/12/2025

Updated 21/12/2025

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This data consists of 5097 records derived from 8 tows covering 16.692 km at 3.27m resolution, over a depth range of 7.7 to 22.0 meters. Classification of the benthos and substrate was based on 17 benthic classes and 6 substrate classes.

Summary of the primary benthic categories recorded Macroalgae and Filter feeders 32.29% Hard Coral 7.10% Macroalgae 50.95% NoBenthos 9.65%

Summary of substrates recorded Rubble 1.39% Grounding 8.10% Sand 5.47% Limestone 85.03% 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 Douglas Shoal (17-Apr-2010 - 18-Apr-2010 )
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/2474b902-8b96-4f1e-a3dd-fce91ac1bed4
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 05/12/2025
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Towed Video - Benthic survey of Douglas Shoal (17-Apr-2010 - 18-Apr-2010 )". 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-douglas-shoal-17-apr-2010-18-apr-2010