Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A; Düffert, Rike; Pogoda, Bernadette (2026): Seabed Images at pilot oyster reefs in the Borkum Reef Ground marine protected area taken in July 2025 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995832 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2026-07-06
Abstract:
Video transects were done using the A.IKANBILISTM hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV) of the company BeeX (https://beex.sg/a-ikanbilis/), which flew over the reefs along predefined transects at a depth of 0.5m above seabed and at a speed of 1 m s-1. From the dive videos of the HAUV, SBIs were extracted every 5 seconds. SBIs, each SBI features two parallel laser lines 25 cm away from each other. The camera used was a GoPro, the videos and pictures were taken perpendicularly to the seabed. The seabed images provide insights into the general composition of key species, higher systematic groups and ecological guilds. The images contain information on how benthic species are associated to each other. Transect files include individual images, whereas metadata of each image includes diving depth, date/time of transect. Geographical coordinates of some individual images is unavailable, images have a resolution of 300dpi and a size of 7 to 13 MB.
Supplement to:
Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A; Lippert, Heike; Pogoda, Bernadette (submitted): Offshore oyster reef habitat restoration: Community structure after five years and implications for conservation management. Scientific Reports
Related to:
Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A; Pogoda, Bernadette (2026): Seabed Images at pilot oyster reefs in the Borkum Reef Ground marine protected area taken in May 2024 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995771
Project(s):
Funding:
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), grant/award no. 3519892016: Wiederherstellung der Bestände der Europäischen Auster (Ostrea edulis) in der deutschen Nordsee (Hauptvorhaben): Entwicklung und praktische Erprobung von Methoden und Verfahren zum nachhaltigen Bestandsaufbau
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), grant/award no. 3520892013: Wiederherstellung der Bestände der Europäischen Auster (Ostrea edulis) in der deutschen Nordsee (Wissenschafltiche Begleitung): Entwicklung und praktische Erprobung von Methoden und Verfahren zum nachhaltigen Bestandsaufbau
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 53.916413 * Median Longitude: 6.279788 * South-bound Latitude: 53.916085 * West-bound Longitude: 6.278933 * North-bound Latitude: 53.916849 * East-bound Longitude: 6.280421
Date/Time Start: 2025-07-16T09:45:53 * Date/Time End: 2025-07-17T11:28:00
Minimum Elevation: 29.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 30.0 m
Event(s):
RESTORE2025_East_Reef (East Reef) * Latitude Start: 53.916771 * Longitude Start: 6.280104 * Latitude End: 53.916849 * Longitude End: 6.280186 * Date/Time Start: 2025-07-16T16:35:23 * Date/Time End: 2025-07-16T16:43:06 * Elevation: 30.0 m * Location: Borkum Riffgrund, North Sea * Campaign: RESTORE_Expedition_July_2026 * Basis: Fortuna Crane * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
RESTORE2025_South_East_Reef (South East Reef) * Latitude Start: 53.916109 * Longitude Start: 6.280306 * Latitude End: 53.916176 * Longitude End: 6.280400 * Date/Time Start: 2025-07-17T11:06:00 * Date/Time End: 2025-07-17T11:28:00 * Elevation: 29.0 m * Location: Borkum Riffgrund, North Sea * Campaign: RESTORE_Expedition_July_2026 * Basis: Fortuna Crane * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
RESTORE2025_South_Reef (South Reef) * Latitude Start: 53.916086 * Longitude Start: 6.279984 * Latitude End: 53.916172 * Longitude End: 6.280210 * Date/Time Start: 2025-07-17T10:57:00 * Date/Time End: 2025-07-17T11:26:00 * Elevation: 29.0 m * Location: Borkum Riffgrund, North Sea * Campaign: RESTORE_Expedition_July_2026 * Basis: Fortuna Crane * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A | |||
| 2 | Image | IMAGE | Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A | Digital Camera, GoPro (GOPRO) | ||
| 3 | Image (File Size) | IMAGE (Size) | Bytes | Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A | Digital Camera, GoPro (GOPRO) | |
| 4 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A | Geocode | ||
| 5 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A | Geocode | ||
| 6 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A | Geocode | ||
| 7 | Depth, bathymetric | Bathy depth | m | Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A | ||
| 8 | Analysis | Analysis | Pineda-Metz, Santiago E A | analyzed Y/N |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1650 data points