A field and video-annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages

Tim Langlois; Jordan Goetze; Todd Bond; Jacquomo Monk; Rene A. Abesamis; Jacob Asher; Neville Barrett; Anthony T.F. Bernard; Phil J. Bouchet; Matthew J. Birt; Mike Cappo; Leanne M. Currey-Randall; Damon Driessen; David V. Fairclough; Laura A.F. Fullwood; Brooke A. Gibbons; David Harasti; Michelle R Heupel; Jamie Hicks; Thomas H. Holmes; Charlie Huveneers; Daniel Ierodiaconou; Alan Jordan; Nathan A. Knott; Steve Lindfield; Hamish A. Malcolm; Dianne McLean; Mark Meekan; David Miller; Peter J. Mitchell; Stephen J. Newman; Ben Radford; Fernanda A. Rolim; Benjamin J. Saunders; Marcus Stowar; Adam N.H. Smith; Michael J. Travers; Corey B. Wakefield; Sasha K. Whitmarsh; Joel Williams; Euan S. Harvey

doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13470

A field and video-annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages

Tim Langlois, Jordan Goetze^*, Todd Bond, Jacquomo Monk, Rene A. Abesamis, Jacob Asher, Neville Barrett, Anthony T.F. Bernard, Phil J. Bouchet, Matthew J. Birt, Mike Cappo, Leanne M. Currey-Randall, Damon Driessen, David V. Fairclough, Laura A.F. Fullwood, Brooke A. Gibbons, David Harasti, Michelle R Heupel, Jamie Hicks, Thomas H. HolmesCharlie Huveneers, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Alan Jordan, Nathan A. Knott, Steve Lindfield, Hamish A. Malcolm, Dianne McLean, Mark Meekan, David Miller, Peter J. Mitchell, Stephen J. Newman, Ben Radford, Fernanda A. Rolim, Benjamin J. Saunders, Marcus Stowar, Adam N.H. Smith, Michael J. Travers, Corey B. Wakefield, Sasha K. Whitmarsh, Joel Williams, Euan S. Harvey

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1. Baited remote underwater stereo-video systems (stereo-BRUVs) are a popular tool to sample demersal fish assemblages and gather data on their relative abundance and body-size structure in a robust, cost-effective, and non-invasive manner. Given the rapid uptake of the method, subtle differences have emerged in the way stereo-BRUVs are deployed and how the resulting imagery are annotated. These disparities limit the interoperability of datasets obtained across studies, preventing broad-scale insights into the dynamics of ecological systems.
2. We provide the first globally accepted guide for using stereo-BRUVs to survey demersal fish assemblages and associated benthic habitats.
3. Information on stereo-BRUV design, camera settings, field operations, and image annotation are outlined. Additionally, we provide links to protocols for data validation, archiving, and sharing.
4. Globally, the use of stereo-BRUVs is spreading rapidly. We provide a standardised protocol that will reduce methodological variation among researchers and encourage the use of Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reproducible (FAIR) workflows to increase the ability to synthesise global datasets and answer a broad suite of ecological questions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1401-1409
Journal	Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	11
Issue number	11
Early online date	24 Sept 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13470
Publication status	Published - Nov 2020

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Monitoring (population ecology)
Population ecology
Sampling

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Langlois, T., Goetze, J., Bond, T., Monk, J., Abesamis, R. A., Asher, J., Barrett, N., Bernard, A. T. F., Bouchet, P. J., Birt, M. J., Cappo, M., Currey-Randall, L. M., Driessen, D., Fairclough, D. V., Fullwood, L. A. F., Gibbons, B. A., Harasti, D., Heupel, M. R., Hicks, J., ... Harvey, E. S. (2020). A field and video-annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11(11), 1401-1409. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13470

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A field and video-annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages

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