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

Imagery and acoustics collected during the RV Investigator voyage IN2024_V02 between March 31 and April 19, 2024. The Marine National Facility Deep Towed camera captured video and stereo stills to monitor basketwork eels (Diastobranchus capensis) on Patience seamount. This data contributes to a CSIRO project on monitoring Key Natural Values in marine parks using acoustic and optical methods.

Use Cases

• Analyze deep-sea fish behavior and abundance based on video and stereo still imagery.
• Assess the effectiveness of optical monitoring methods for marine park management based on the described project goals.
• Conduct species identification and habitat mapping for basketwork eels based on the collected seamount imagery.
• Integrate navigational data with imagery for geospatial analysis of survey tracks.

Strengths

• Data collected during a defined 20-day research voyage from March 31 to April 19, 2024.
• Includes multiple data modalities: video, stereo still images, and navigational data.
• Imagery is focused on a specific species (Diastobranchus capensis) and location (Patience seamount).

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 the single voyage and location.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Marine National Facility RV Investigator.

Collection Method

Collected using 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 23 05:33:31.551145; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Patience seamount, southwest of Tasmania.