https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995832Pineda-Metz, Santiago E ASantiago E APineda-Metz0000-0001-7780-6449Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, BremerhavenDüffert, RikeRikeDüffertAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, BremerhavenPogoda, BernadetteBernadettePogoda0000-0003-3997-426XAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, BremerhavenPANGAEA2026Ecological monitoringEuropean oysterNorth SeaOyster reefRESTOREVideo transectEvent labelImageImage (File Size)LATITUDELONGITUDEDATE/TIMEDepth, bathymetricAnalysisMultiple investigationsDigital Camera, GoProRESTORE_Expedition_July_2026Fortuna CraneRestoration of the European oyster (Ostrea edulis) in the German North Sea: Development and practical testing of methods and approaches for a sustainable population recovery (RESTORE)2025-07-16T09:45:53/2025-07-17T11:28:00Datasethttps://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.9957711650 data pointstext/tab-separated-valuesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalData access is restricted (moratorium, sensitive data, license constraints)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.6.278933316.2804205153.9160854953.91684924Borkum Riffgrund, North SeaFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protectionhttps://doi.org/10.13039/5011000059103519892016Wiederherstellung der Bestände der Europäischen Auster (Ostrea edulis) in der deutschen Nordsee (Hauptvorhaben): Entwicklung und praktische Erprobung von Methoden und Verfahren zum nachhaltigen BestandsaufbauFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protectionhttps://doi.org/10.13039/5011000059103520892013Wiederherstellung der Bestände der Europäischen Auster (Ostrea edulis) in der deutschen Nordsee (Wissenschafltiche Begleitung): Entwicklung und praktische Erprobung von Methoden und Verfahren zum nachhaltigen Bestandsaufbau