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Towed Video - Benthic survey of Gove (30-Oct-2007 - 08-Nov-2007 )

Created 17/11/2025

Updated 22/03/2026

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This data consists of 25752 records derived from 63 tows covering 36.114 km at 1.40m resolution, over a depth range of .9 to 18.1 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 0.98% Hard Coral 11.57% Macroalgae 7.78% NoBenthos 39.82% Seagrass 16.32% Other 23.50%

Summary of substrates recorded Rubble 0.63% NoSub 0.88% Rock 13.64% Sand 25.38% Silt 27.55% Sludge 5.91% Mud 23.23% Stone 1.30% SandCoarse 1.44% 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 Gove (30-Oct-2007 - 08-Nov-2007 )
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/4cd99a25-2317-4b30-b730-72009fa13acd
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/03/2026
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 Gove (30-Oct-2007 - 08-Nov-2007 )". 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-gove-30-oct-2007-08-nov-2007