Underwater video techniques are increasingly used in marine ecology studies.
Technological progress regarding video cameras, sensors (such as sounders), battery life …

Demands of aquatic products are increasing dramatically during past decades. Also quality
assurance has gradually received more attention by both producers and consumers. Thus …

Acquiring seabed, landform or other topographic data in the field of marine ecology has a
pivotal role in defining and mapping key marine habitats. However, accessibility for this kind …

Underwater video has become an important tool for monitoring reef fish populations
worldwide because it is nonextractive and not strongly selective. A variety of approaches …

We present a research tool that supports marine ecologists' research by allowing analysis of
long-term and continuous fish monitoring video content. The analysis can be used for …

Background Continental slopes are among the steepest environmental gradients on earth.
However, they still lack finer quantification and characterisation of their faunal diversity …

Seagrass meadows play a key ecological role as nursery and feeding grounds for multiple
fish species. Underwater Visual Census (UVC) has been historically used as the non …

The inclusion of behavioral components in the analysis of a community can be of paramount
importance in marine ecology. Diel (ie, 24-h based), seasonal activity rhythms, or longer …

Remote sensing has become an important tool for the management of the marine
environment. Currently, researchers are able to map several important facets of the marine …

Monitoring fish assemblages is needed to assess whether Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
are meeting their conservation and fisheries management goals, as it allows one to track the …