Abstract: Abstract. With the mining of polymetallic nodules from the deep sea seafloor again approaching commercial viability, decisions must be taken on how to most efficiently regulate and monitor physical and community disturbance in these remote ecosystems. Image based approaches allow non-destructive assessment of larger fauna abundances to be derived from survey data, with repeat surveys of areas possible to allow time series data collection. At time of writing key underwater imaging platforms commonly used to map seafloor fauna abundances are Auto...
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Topics: 
Remote sensing
Oceanography