Image Collection - RV Investigator Voyage IN2024_V02 - Monitoring basketwork eels (Diastob

Patience seamount imagery collected by the Marine National Facility RV Investigator voyage IN2024_V02 between 31 March and 19 April 2024. The data includes video, stereo stills, and navigational information from a deep towed camera system, contributed to a CSIRO project monitoring key natural values in marine parks. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Classify and monitor basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis) populations based on the described imagery.
• Analyze benthic habitat structure on a seamount using stereo still imagery.
• Map species distribution by correlating imagery with the described navigational data.
• Train object detection models for marine fauna using the described video and still image data.

Strengths

• Data collected during a dedicated 20-day oceanographic voyage with specified start and end dates.
• Includes multiple data modalities: video, stereo stills, and navigational data.
• Imagery is focused on a specific species (basketwork eel) and location (Patience seamount).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, collected via Marine National Facility RV Investigator.

Collection Method

Imagery and acoustics collected using an MNF Deep Towed Camera (DTC) system.

Time Range

31 March 2024 to 19 April 2024 (AEST).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 06:43:58.704911; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Patience seamount, southwest of Tasmania, Southern Ocean.