Five benthic image sets acquired during cruises JC241 and JC257 in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (Pacific Ocean, 2023-2024)

Two collections of benthic still images were obtained using a downward-looking camera mounted on the UK ISIS Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), deployed from the RRS James Cook during cruise JC241, 2023. Three further benthic still image collections were acquired using the UK Autosub5 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), deployed from the RRS James Cook during cruise JC257, 2024. All surveys were undertaken in the abyssal plain of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), Pacific Ocean (~4100-4700 m depth). The Grasshopper2 GS2-GE-50S5C camera system was mounted on each vehicle and captured vertically orientated still images at a target altitude of 2.5 - 3 m above the seabed. One ROV survey from JC241 was undertaken to assess benthic biological patterns in an area disturbed by a deep-sea mining machine operated by the Ocean Minerals Company (OMCO) in 1979. The second ROV survey from JC241 and one AUV survey from JC257 was undertaken in the UK-1 exploration area. The second AUV survey from JC257 was undertaken 30 km south of the northern border of the UK-1 exploration area. The third AUV survey from JC257 was undertaken 100 km south of the northern border of the UK-1 exploration area. The surveys were undertaken to derive ecological understanding on the influence of seabed topography on seabed community composition. The data were collected by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK as part of the NERC-funded Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact (SMARTEX) project (NE/T003537/1).

Alternate title: British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048_SMARTEX_Imagery

Date (Publication): 2025-02-10

Date (Creation): 2025-04-08

Date (Revision): 2025-04-08

Identifier: http://www.bodc.ac.uk/ / EDMED7362

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British Oceanographic Data Centre - Unknown ( Unknown )

Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom

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Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom

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British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director

Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom

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British Oceanographic Data Centre - Director

Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

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Seabed photography

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Spatial representation type: Text, table

Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

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Biota
Oceans
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Pacific Ocean

Date (Revision): 2024-12-11

Begin date: 2023-02-09

End date: 2024-03-11

Unique resource identifier: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Codespace: OGP

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Image ()

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/298e66b2-d9d1-2f58-e063-7086abc085bf
Van Audenhaege L., Simon-Lledo E., Fleming B.F., Jones D.O.B. (2024). Benthic images collected by Remotely Operated Vehicle during expedition JC241 in the UK-1 area of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean, 2023. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/298e66b2-d9d1-2f58-e063-7086abc085bf

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/2392b266-126b-db3f-e063-7086abc0fe00
Van Audenhaege L., Simon-Lledo E., Fleming B.F., Jones D.O.B. (2024). Benthic images recorded by a Remotely Operated Vehicle stills camera during cruise JC241 in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (Pacific Ocean, 2023). NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/2392b266-126b-db3f-e063-7086abc0fe00

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/298e7dd2-758b-310a-e063-7086abc057de
Van Audenhaege L., Fleming B.F., Jones D.O.B. (2024). Benthic images collected by Autonomous Underwater Vehicle during expedition JC257 in the UK-1 area of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean, 2024. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/298e7dd2-758b-310a-e063-7086abc057de

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/2cc4e072-b1e2-e6bb-e063-7086abc06837
Van Audenhaege L., Fleming B.F., Jones D.O.B. (2025). Benthic images collected over different terrain features by Autonomous Underwater Vehicle during expedition JC257, 30 km south from the northern border of the UK-1 area of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean, 2024. NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/2cc4e072-b1e2-e6bb-e063-7086abc06837

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/2de087c9-cee3-87f4-e063-7086abc0f9a9
Fleming B.F., Van Audenhaege L., Simon-Lledo E., Jones D.O.B. (2025). Benthic images recorded by a Remotely Operated Vehicle video camera during cruise JC241 in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone (Pacific Ocean, 2023) NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/2de087c9-cee3-87f4-e063-7086abc0f9a9

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/2e5a5010-4abd-2beb-e063-7086abc0b159
Jones D.O.B., Glover A. (2025). Highlight seabed images taken by ROV in the Ocean Minerals Company (OMCO) during expedition JC241 in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (Pacific Ocean, 2023). NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/2e5a5010-4abd-2beb-e063-7086abc0b159

OnLine resource: Published dataset - doi:10.5285/31cc5591-5390-9678-e063-7086abc0fff0
Van Audenhaege L., Fleming B.F., Jones D.O.B. (2025). Benthic images collected by Autonomous Underwater Vehicle during expedition JC257, 100 km south from the northern border of the UK-1 area of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean, 2024 NERC EDS British Oceanographic Data Centre NOC doi: 10.5285/31cc5591-5390-9678-e063-7086abc0fff0

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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Statement: This dataset was created by the organisations with the "originator" role in this metadata record following their in-house data processing and quality control procedures. The data were then provided to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) and transferred to the BODC archive at Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) for long-term archive, followed by data publication in the BODC Published Data Library.Instrument(s) used to collect data: cameras.

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Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

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Date stamp: 2025-06-06T08:33:30

Metadata standard name: MEDIN

Metadata standard version: 3.1.2

Point of contact

British Oceanographic Data Centre - Polly Hadžiabdić ( Requests Officer )

Joseph Proudman Building , 6 Brownlow Street , Liverpool , Merseyside , L3 5DA , United Kingdom

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