An Assessment of the Optimal Techniques for Sampling Shallow Water Reef Fishes

I compared four methods of sampling fish assemblages, including underwater visual census, diver operated stereo-video, baited remote underwater stereo-video and a remote operated vehicle with an attached stereo-video system. Comparisons focused on the assemblage composition sampled, number of indivi...

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Main Author: Jessop, Sarah Ann
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90841
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description I compared four methods of sampling fish assemblages, including underwater visual census, diver operated stereo-video, baited remote underwater stereo-video and a remote operated vehicle with an attached stereo-video system. Comparisons focused on the assemblage composition sampled, number of individuals and species sampled, length-based metrics and fish behaviour. I concluded that a combination of baited remote underwater stereo-video and a remote operated vehicle with attached stereo-video system is the optimal approach to sampling a representative suite of fishes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-908412023-03-13T02:39:02Z An Assessment of the Optimal Techniques for Sampling Shallow Water Reef Fishes Jessop, Sarah Ann I compared four methods of sampling fish assemblages, including underwater visual census, diver operated stereo-video, baited remote underwater stereo-video and a remote operated vehicle with an attached stereo-video system. Comparisons focused on the assemblage composition sampled, number of individuals and species sampled, length-based metrics and fish behaviour. I concluded that a combination of baited remote underwater stereo-video and a remote operated vehicle with attached stereo-video system is the optimal approach to sampling a representative suite of fishes. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90841 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Jessop, Sarah Ann
An Assessment of the Optimal Techniques for Sampling Shallow Water Reef Fishes
title An Assessment of the Optimal Techniques for Sampling Shallow Water Reef Fishes
title_full An Assessment of the Optimal Techniques for Sampling Shallow Water Reef Fishes
title_fullStr An Assessment of the Optimal Techniques for Sampling Shallow Water Reef Fishes
title_full_unstemmed An Assessment of the Optimal Techniques for Sampling Shallow Water Reef Fishes
title_short An Assessment of the Optimal Techniques for Sampling Shallow Water Reef Fishes
title_sort assessment of the optimal techniques for sampling shallow water reef fishes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90841