BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Inshore Shoals : Townsville 2006-10-28 to 2006-10-30

The dataset comprises 1260 individuals from 87 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Inshore Shoals : Townsville using 21 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 338 images were captured from these cameras.Approximately 3500 of the best images from all BRUVS (TM) projects are stored in a reference library.Data recorded concern:- classification of the habitat in the field of view (topography, sediments, benthos)- the identity of fish and CAABCODES- their time of arrival- their behaviour (8 categories, including feeding on the bait)- their maturity (adult or juvenile)- their relative abundance (as MaxN = the maximum number visible at one time, or distinguishable at different times as separate individuals e.g. much larger/smaller, male/female)- the time elapsed before MaxN and feeding occurs.A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff, using Microsoft Access, for reading and analysis of BRUVS(TM) tapes.

本数据集包含1260个观测个体，涵盖87种鱼类、鲨鱼、鳐类及海蛇，观测区域为澳大利亚汤斯维尔（Townsville）附近的近岸浅滩，采用21台诱饵远程水下视频站（BRUVS(TM)）完成观测。该套设备共采集得到338幅影像。所有BRUVS(TM)项目中筛选出的约3500幅优质影像已存入参考影像库。

记录的数据集信息包括：
- 视场内生境分类（包含地形、沉积物、底栖生物）
- 鱼类种类与CAABCODES
- 个体抵达观测区域的时间
- 行为模式（共8类，包含针对诱饵的摄食行为）
- 成熟度（成体或幼体）
- 相对丰度（以MaxN计，即单次可见的最大个体数；或可通过不同时段区分的独立个体，如体型差异显著、性别不同的个体）
- 达到MaxN及发生摄食行为前的耗时

澳大利亚海洋科学研究所（AIMS）工作人员基于Microsoft Access开发了定制化界面，用于BRUVS(TM)录像文件的读取与分析。