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

Imagery and acoustics were collected during the RV Investigator voyage IN2024_V02 between March 31 and April 19, 2024. The data includes video, stereo stills, and navigational information from the Patience seamount southwest of Tasmania. The Marine National Facility's Deep Towed camera was used to monitor basketwork eels (Diastobranchus capensis) as part of a piggy-back project for CSIRO.

Use Cases

• Monitor deep-sea fish abundance and behavior based on video and stereo still imagery.
• Study the habitat and distribution of basketwork eels (Diastobranchus capensis) based on georeferenced imagery.
• Contribute to marine park monitoring and conservation assessments based on acoustic and optical survey data.
• Analyze seamount benthic communities using oblique forward-view camera footage.

Strengths

• Data collection occurred during a defined voyage period from March 31 to April 19, 2024.
• Includes multiple data modalities: video, stereo stills, and navigational data.
• Imagery was collected using a specialized instrument, the MNF Deep Towed camera (DTC).

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 via data_gov_au, collected by the Marine National Facility RV Investigator.

Collection Method

Collected via the MNF Deep Towed camera (DTC) during voyage IN2024_V02.

Time Range

March 31, 2024 to April 19, 2024 (AEST).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 16:10:01.575572; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Patience seamount, southwest of Tasmania, Southern Ocean.