%0 Journal Article %J Methods in Ecology and Evolution %D 2020 %T A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages %A Tim J. Langlois %A Jordan S. Goetze %A Bond, Todd %A Jacquomo Monk %A Abesamis, Rene A. %A Asher, Jacob %A Neville Barrett %A Anthony T F Bernard %A Phil J. Bouchet %A Birt, Matthew J. %A Cappo, Mike %A Leanne M. Currey Randall %A Driessen, Damon %A Fairclough, David V. %A Fullwood, Laura A. F. %A Brooke Gibbons %A David Harasti %A Michelle R. Heupel %A J Hicks %A Thomas H. Holmes %A Charlie Huveneers %A Ierodiaconou, Daniel %A Alan Jordan %A Nathan A. Knott %A Lindfield, Steve %A Hamish A. Malcolm %A McLean, Dianne %A Mark Meekan %A Miller, David %A Mitchell, Peter J. %A Newman, Stephen J. %A Ben Radford %A Rolim, Fernanda A. %A Saunders, Benjamin J. %A Marcus Stowar %A Smith, Adam N. H. %A Travers, Michael J. %A Wakefield, Corey B. %A Sasha Whitmarsh %A Joel Williams %A Harvey, Euan S. %E Codling, Edward %K baited video %K BRUV %K fish %K monitoring (population ecology) %K population ecology %K sampling %X

1. Baited remote underwater stereo-video systems (stereo-BRUVs) are a popular tool to sample demersal fish assemblages and gather data on their relative abundance and body size structure in a robust, cost-effective and non-invasive manner. Given the rapid uptake of the method, subtle differences have emerged in the way stereo-BRUVs are deployed and how the resulting imagery is annotated. These disparities limit the interoperability of datasets obtained across studies, preventing broadscale insights into the dynamics of ecological systems. 

2. We provide the first globally accepted guide for using stereo-BRUVs to survey demersal fish assemblages and associated benthic habitats.

3. Information on stereo-BRUVs design, camera settings, field operations and image annotation are outlined. Additionally, we provide links to protocols for data validation, archiving and sharing.

4. Globally, the use of stereo-BRUVs is spreading rapidly. We provide a standardized protocol that will reduce methodological variation among researchers and encourage the use of Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable workflows to increase the ability to synthesize global datasets and answer a broad suite of ecological questions.

%B Methods in Ecology and Evolution %V 1116611992932163713247 %P 1401 - 1409 %8 31 Jul 2020 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/2041210x/11/11 %N 111 %9 Journal %! Methods Ecol. Evol. %R 10.1111/2041-210X.13470 %0 Journal Article %J Annual Review of Marine Science %D 2014 %T Tropical Marginal Seas: Priority Regions for Managing Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function %A McKinnon, A. David %A Williams, Alan %A Jock W. Young %A Daniela Ceccarelli %A Piers K Dunstan %A Brewin, Robert J.W. %A Reg A. Watson %A Brinkman, Richard %A Cappo, Mike %A Duggan, Samantha %A Kelley, Russell %A Ridgway, Ken %A Lindsay, Dhugal %A Gledhill, Daniel %A Hutton, Trevor %A Richardson, Anthony J. %K Coral reef %K deep sea %K fisheries %K management %K pelagic %K transboundary %X

Tropical marginal seas (TMSs) are natural subregions of tropical oceans containing biodiverse ecosystems with conspicuous, valued, and vulnerable biodiversity assets. They are focal points for global marine conservation because they occur in regions where human populations are rapidly expanding. Our review of 11 TMSs focuses on three key ecosystems—coral reefs and emergent atolls, deep benthic systems, and pelagic biomes—and synthesizes, illustrates, and contrasts knowledge of biodiversity, ecosystem function, interaction between adjacent habitats, and anthropogenic pressures. TMSs vary in the extent that they have been subject to human influence—from the nearly pristine Coral Sea to the heavily exploited South China and Caribbean Seas—but we predict that they will all be similarly complex to manage because most span multiple national jurisdictions. We conclude that developing a structured process to identify ecologically and biologically significant areas that uses a set of globally agreed criteria is a tractable first step toward effective multinational and transboundary ecosystem management of TMSs.

%B Annual Review of Marine Science %V 6 %P 415 - 437 %8 01 Mar 2014 %G eng %U http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-marine-010213-135042 %N 1 %! Annu. Rev. Marine. Sci. %R 10.1146/annurev-marine-010213-135042 %0 Journal Article %J Advances in Marine Biology %D 2013 %T The Coral Sea: Physical Environment, Ecosystem Status and Biodiversity Assets %A Daniela Ceccarelli %A McKinnon, A. David %A Serge Andréfouët %A Allain, Valerie %A Jock W. Young %A Daniel C Gledhill %A Flynn, Adrian %A Nicholas J. Bax %A R J Beaman %A Borsa, Philippe %A Brinkman, Richard %A Rodrigo H. Bustamante %A Campbell, Robert %A Cappo, Mike %A Cravatte, Sophie %A D’Agata, Stephanie %A Dichmont, Catherine M. %A Piers K Dunstan %A Dupouy, Cecile %A Graham J. Edgar %A Farman, Richard %A Furnas, Miles %A Garrigue, Claire %A Hutton, Trevor %A Kulbicki, Michel %A Letourneur, Yves %A Lindsay, Dhugal %A Menkes, Christophe %A Mouillot, David %A Parravicini, Valeriano %A Payri, Claude %A Pelletier, Bernard %A Richer de Forges, Bertrand %A Ridgway, Ken %A Rodier, Martine %A Samadi, Sarah %A Schoeman, David %A Skewes, Tim %A Swearer, Steven %A Vigliola, Laurent %A Wantiez, Laurent %A Williams, Alan %A Williams, Ashley %A Richardson, Anthony J. %K Collaborative research %K connectivity %K Ecosystem function %K Food web %K Pristine ecosystems %K Tropical sea %X

The Coral Sea, located at the southwestern rim of the Pacific Ocean, is the only tropical
marginal sea where human impacts remain relatively minor. Patterns and processes
identified within the region have global relevance as a baseline for understanding
impacts in more disturbed tropical locations. Despite 70 years of documented research,
the Coral Sea has been relatively neglected, with a slower rate of increase in publications
over the past 20 years than total marine research globally. We review current knowledge
of the Coral Sea to provide an overview of regional geology, oceanography, ecology
and fisheries. Interactions between physical features and biological assemblages influence
ecological processes and the direction and strength of connectivity among Coral
Sea ecosystems. To inform management effectively, we will need to fill some major
knowledge gaps, including geographic gaps in sampling and a lack of integration of
research themes, which hinder the understanding of most ecosystem processes.

%B Advances in Marine Biology %I Advances in Marine Biology %V 66 %P 213 - 290 %@ 9780124080966 %G eng %U http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780124080966000043 %R 10.1016/B978-0-12-408096-6.00004-3