A novel use of Stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video and Drop-Down Video for biodiversity and marine landscape mapping and prediction

PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319355 April 3, 2025 19 / 23 PLOS ONE Marine landscape and biodiversity mapping using SBRUVs and DDV Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank Dr Sonia Mitchell, Dr Swapan Kumar Sarker, and Dr Ben Cooper for their advance on statistical analysis. We would also like to thank the staff of Marine Scotland Science, NatureScot including Dr Lisa Kamphausen, Dr David Donnan, and Rie Pors. Thanks to Dr Neil Burns, Dr Charlotte Hopkins, Dr Joanne Clarke, Howard Wood OBE and all at the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST). We would also like to extend our gratitude to the crews of the RV Actinia, RV Kelpie, and the fishermen who have chosen to remain anonymous, without whom the collection of data would not have been possible. Author contributions Data curation: Natasha Walker-Milne, Sophie A.M. Elliott. Formal analysis: Natasha Walker-Milne. Funding acquisition: Peter J. Wright, David M. Bailey. Investigation: Natasha Walker-Milne, Sophie A.M. Elliott. Methodology: Natasha Walker-Milne. Project administration: Peter J. Wright, David M. Bailey. Resources: Peter J. Wright, David M. Bailey. Supervision: Sophie A.M. Elliott, Peter J. Wright, David M. Bailey. Writing – original draft: Natasha Walker-Milne. Writing – review & editing: Natasha Walker-Milne, Sophie A.M. Elliott, Peter J. Wright, David M. Bailey. References 1. Hennicke J, Blanchard S, Chaniotis P, Cornick L, Hauswirth M, Schellekens T, et al. Report and assessment of the status of the OSPAR network of Marine Protected Areas in 2021. London: OSPAR Commision; 2022.

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