BRUVS (TM) - Fish and Benthic survey of Inshore Shoals : Cairns and Cardwell 2006-12-12 to 2006-12-21

The dataset comprises 4483 individuals from 140 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Inshore Shoals : Cairns and Cardwell using 53 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 648 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.

本数据集涵盖了在凯恩斯与卡德韦尔周边近岸浅滩，通过53台诱饵式远程水下视频站（Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations，简称BRUVS(TM)）观测到的、隶属于140个物种的4483个个体，这些类群包括鱼类、鲨鱼、鳐类与海蛇。
该视频站共采集得到648张图像。来自所有BRUVS(TM)项目的约3500张优质图像已存入参考影像库。
所记录的数据包含以下内容：
- 视场范围内的生境分类（涵盖地形、沉积物与底栖生物群落）
- 鱼类的物种识别信息及CAAB编码（CAABCODES）
- 个体的到达时间
- 行为特征（共8类，包括诱饵摄食行为）
- 成熟状态（成体或幼体）
- 相对丰度（采用MaxN作为统计指标：即单次观测时可见的最大个体数，或是可在不同时段被区分的独立个体，例如体型差异显著、性别不同的个体）
- 达到MaxN数值以及个体开始摄食所需的耗时
澳大利亚海洋科学研究所（Australian Institute of Marine Science，简称AIMS）工作人员基于Microsoft Access开发了定制化分析界面，用于读取和分析BRUVS(TM)采集的影像数据。