Towed Video - Benthic survey of Lihou Reef (10-Oct-2004 - 12-Oct-2004 )

Updated: 2026-10-02

This data consists of 1865 records derived from 6 tows covering 5.125 km at 2.75m resolution, over a depth range of 45.6 to 59.9 meters. Classification of the benthos and substrate was based on 17 benthic classes and 6 substrate classes. Summary of the primary benthic categories recorded Hard Coral 10.45% Macroalgae 80.85% NoBenthos 5.36% Other 3.32% Summary of substrates recorded Rubble 0.37% NoSub 10.13% SandCoarse 89.49% A custom interface has been developed by AIMS staff for reading Towed Video tapes.