Fish and benthic surveys in intermediate and deeper waters of Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia, using baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS (TM))

A total of 18 BRUVS sets were made offshore from Mandu Mandu, Point Cloates and Maud Point in depths ranging from 66-96 metres. Most of the sets were made where the habitats in the immediate field of view were flat sediments, with or without visible bioturbation from the activities of small burrowing animals. All three sets at Mandu Mandu were in flat, sandy habitats. Three of the six sets made off Point Cloates had significant cover of benthic sponges, fan and whip gorgonians, and other biotic or abiotic structures. Only two of the nine sets made offshore from Maud Point had such cover, and it was much sparser in the field of view of the cameras. Most taxa were identified to species level, with the notable exception of the very small juveniles of threadfin breams (Nemipterus sp.), and the small (

本研究共在曼杜曼杜（Mandu Mandu）、克劳茨角（Point Cloates）与莫德角（Maud Point）近岸海域部署了18组诱饵式远程水下视频系统（BRUVS），作业水深介于66至96米之间。绝大多数部署位点的相机即时视场内生境为平坦沉积物，部分区域可见小型穴居动物活动引发的生物扰动痕迹。曼杜曼杜海域的全部3组部署均位于平坦沙质生境中。克劳茨角近岸的6组部署中，有3组的视场内覆盖有大量底栖海绵、扇柳珊瑚、鞭柳珊瑚及其他生物或非生物结构。莫德角近岸的9组部署中仅2组存在此类覆盖物，且相机视场内的覆盖程度显著更低。绝大多数分类群均可鉴定至物种水平，值得注意的例外包括极幼态的金线鱼属（Nemipterus sp.）幼体以及体型较小的（