Kalvan Benthic Transect Observations 2025

Occurrence
Latest version published by Aspecto AS on Apr 16, 2026 Aspecto AS
Publication date:
16 April 2026
Published by:
Aspecto AS
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Description

Benthic transect observations from an AUV video survey at Kalvan in 2025. The dataset contains frame-based annotation records from seabed transects, including taxon or habitat labels, counts, timestamps, coordinates, depth, seafloor type, and related image and vehicle metadata. Survey mapping was done by Aspecto on behalf of Fishbase Group AS. Contact person: Kelsey Archer Barnhill (kelsey@aspecto.no).

Data Records

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GBIF Registration

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Contacts

Kelsey Archer Barnhill
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Point Of Contact
Kelsey Archer Barnhill
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Point Of Contact

Geographic Coverage

Kalvan, offshore Norway; marine benthic AUV transects. Coordinates in the table span approximately 65.733309 to 65.748041 decimal latitude and 12.219480 to 12.236445 decimal longitude.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2025-08-08 / 2025-08-26

Project Data

No Description available

Title Kalvan AUV benthic survey 2025

The personnel involved in the project:

Kelsey Archer Barnhill
  • Metadata Provider

Sampling Methods

No Description available

Method step description:

  1. Frame-based annotation records derived from benthic transects surveyed by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) at Kalvan in August 2025. Human annotators reviewed video frames and extracted images, assigning taxon labels and counts and linking each record to georeferenced vehicle position and timestamp. Survey mapping was done by Aspecto on behalf of Fishbase Group AS.

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