@article{fdi:010083912,
  title = {{N}ondestructive monitoring of soft bottom fish and habitats using a standardized, remote and unbaited 360 degrees video sampling method},
  author = {{M}allet, {D}. and {O}livry, {M}. and {I}ghiouer, {S}. and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {W}antiez, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}agoon soft-bottoms are key habitats within coral reef seascapes. {C}oral reef fish use these habitats as nurseries, feeding grounds and transit areas. {A}t present, most soft-bottom sampling methods are destructive (trawling, longlining, hook and line). {W}e developed a remote, unbaited 360 degrees video sampling method ({RUV}360) to monitor fish species assemblages in soft bottoms. {A} low-cost, high-definition camera enclosed in a waterproof housing and fixed on a tripod was set on the sea floor in {N}ew {C}aledonia from a boat. {T}hen, 534 videos were recorded to assess the efficiency of the {RUV}360. {T}he technique was successful in sampling bare soft-bottoms, seagrass beds, macroalgae meadows and mixed soft-bottoms. {I}t is easy to use and particularly efficient, i.e., 88% of the stations were sampled successfully. {W}e observed 10,007 fish belonging to 172 species, including 45 species targeted by fishermen in {N}ew {C}aledonia, as well as many key species. {T}he results are consistent with the known characteristics of the lagoon soft bottom fish assemblages of {N}ew {C}aledonia. {W}e provide future users with general recommendations and reference plots to estimate the proportion of the theoretical total species richness sampled, according to the number of stations or the duration of the footage.},
  keywords = {underwater video ; ichthyofauna ; seagrass bed ; macroalgae soft substrate ; perireefal ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}ishes},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {50 [17 p.]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3390/fishes6040050},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083912},
}