Towed Video - Benthic survey of Gove (30-Oct-2007 - 08-Nov-2007 )

This data consists of 25752 records derived from 63 tows covering 36.114 km at 1.40m resolution, over a depth range of .9 to 18.1 meters. Classification of the benthos and substrate was based on 17 benthic classes and 6 substrate classes.Summary of the primary benthic categories recordedGorgonians 0.98%Hard Coral 11.57%Macroalgae 7.78%NoBenthos 39.82%Seagrass 16.32%Other 23.50%Summary of substrates recordedRubble 0.63%NoSub 0.88%Rock 13.64%Sand 25.38%Silt 27.55%Sludge 5.91%Mud 23.23%Stone 1.30%SandCoarse 1.44%A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff for reading Towed Video tapes.