BRUVS Fish and Benthic Survey at James Price Point with 8,149 Individuals

The Australian Ocean Data Network provides a dataset from baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS) deployed at James Price Point from October 10-16, 2009. It comprises 8,149 observed individuals from 122 species of fishes, sharks, rays, and sea snakes, with 1,324 associated images. Data includes habitat classification, species identity with CAAB codes, arrival times, behavior, maturity, and relative abundance metrics like MaxN.

Use Cases

• Modeling species abundance and distribution based on MaxN and arrival time data.
• Classifying benthic habitat types from described topography, sediment, and benthos information.
• Analyzing fish feeding behavior based on the eight described behavioral categories.
• Studying population demographics using recorded maturity (adult/juvenile) data.

Strengths

• Includes 8,149 individual observations from 122 species.
• Associated with 1,324 images, with approximately 3,500 best images stored in a reference library.
• Records multiple ecological variables: habitat, behavior, maturity, and relative abundance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single location and one-week survey.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Data gathered using 154 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS).

Time Range

2009-10-11 to 2009-10-16

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 06:29:50.758957; freshness should be verified.

Geography

James Price Point, Australia