Towed Video - Benthic survey of Douglas Shoal (2010-04-12 to 2010-04-22)

Created 24/06/2017

Updated 09/10/2017

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

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

Summary of substrates recorded Grounding 8.10% Limestone 85.03% Rubble 1.39% Sand 5.47%

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Title Towed Video - Benthic survey of Douglas Shoal (2010-04-12 to 2010-04-22)
Language English
Licence Other
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/bc5cd1a0-d484-4402-bb70-b68bbc56c742
Contact Point
Australian Institute of Marine Science
adc@aims.gov.au
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