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

The dataset comprises 569 individuals from 94 species of fishes, sharks, rays and sea snakes observed at around Inshore Shoals : Cairns and Cardwell using 19 baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS(TM)). 238 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94种鱼类、鲨鱼、鳐类及海蛇的共569个观测个体，观测区域为凯恩斯（Cairns）与卡德韦尔（Cardwell）附近的近岸浅滩，采用19台诱饵式远程水下视频站（BRUVS(TM)）完成观测，共从这些设备中获取238张影像。

所有BRUVS(TM)项目中精选出的约3500张优质影像已存入参考数据库。

记录的数据涵盖以下内容：
- 视野范围内生境分类（包括地形、沉积物、底栖生物）
- 鱼类的种类及CAAB编码（CAABCODES）
- 个体抵达观测点的时间
- 行为模式（共8类，包括以诱饵为食的行为）
- 成熟度（成体或幼体）
- 相对丰度（以MaxN表示，即单次观测中可见的最大个体数，或可通过体型差异、性别区分不同时段的独立个体，例如体型悬殊的个体、雌雄个体）
- 达到MaxN计数以及出现摄食行为前的耗时。

澳大利亚海洋科学研究所（Australian Institute of Marine Science, AIMS）工作人员使用Microsoft Access开发了专用界面，用于读取和分析BRUVS(TM)的录制数据。