SS0608: Benthic Video Transect from Lord Howe Rise, April 2008

A single video transect was conducted at Station 9 in 35 m water depth (31.58°S, 159.04°E to 31.59°S, 159.03°E) during the Lord Howe Rise survey SS0608. The survey was conducted on the Southern Surveyor in collaboration with the University of Wollongong between 16 and 29 April 2008 as part of the CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub's Surrogates Program. Video footage was originally recorded to mini DV tapes and later copied to digital format.

Use Cases

• Testing physical parameters as surrogates for benthic biodiversity patterns based on the survey's stated objective
• Analyzing seabed composition and fauna based on video footage from a defined transect
• Training computer vision models for automated marine habitat classification based on underwater video data

Strengths

• Data was collected for the specific purpose of robust testing of surrogates for benthic biodiversity
• Video transect location is precisely defined with coordinates and water depth
• Survey dates and collaborating institutions are explicitly documented

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Collection Method

Survey conducted on the Southern Surveyor research vessel; video recorded to mini DV and digitized.

Time Range

16 to 29 April 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:56:18.126310; freshness should be verified

Geography

Lord Howe Rise, Station 9 (31.58°S, 159.04°E to 31.59°S, 159.03°E)