Integrating Towed Underwater Video with Multibeam Acoustics for Mapping Benthic Habitat and Assessing Reef Fish Communities on the West Florida Shelf

Using a towed underwater video camera system, benthic habitats were classified along transects in a popular offshore fishing area on the West Florida Shelf (WFS) known as “The Elbow.” Additionally, high resolution multibeam bathymetry and co-registered backscatter data were collected for the entire...

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Main Author: Ilich, Alexander Ross
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2018
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7525
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8722&context=etd