Benthic imaging AUVs
Seeker AUVs capture low-altitude, geo-referenced imagery over rugged reef terrain, covering kilometres of transect per dive.
Learn more →Environmental Survey
Seafloor imagery that scientists and managers can act on.
Benthic imaging at scale for habitat mapping, long-term monitoring and fisheries — from shallow reefs to mesophotic depths.
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The challenge
The need for large-scale benthic survey is rapidly outpacing the capacity of conventional methods. Diver surveys are limited in depth, time and coverage. Traditional ship-based approaches fail to deliver consistent, high-resolution imagery over complex terrain, and are tied to a single instrument, which limits their scalability.
How we help
See clearly, decide confidently
Scalable multi-AUV survey
A surface buoy or ASV relays communications to coordinate and monitor several Seekers at once, decoupling the ship from AUV operations so coverage scales with the fleet, not with ship time.
Learn more →Seafloor 3D models
Detailed photogrammetric models of reefs and habitats, such as a 7,800 m² model of seafloor surveyed in Tonga.
Learn more →Annotation and analysis with SQUIDLE+
Discover, annotate and share imagery with collaborators, with integrated machine-learning annotation and QA/QC tools.
Learn more →Applications
- Benthic habitat mapping
- Reef survey and long-term monitoring
- Fisheries and stock assessment surveys
In the field
Recent work
March 2026 · Bass Strait, Victoria
Aurora Green, Bass Strait
Environmental impact assessment for a future offshore wind development with Fathom Pacific and ERM — 75 dives and over 440,000 high-resolution seafloor images in three weeks at sea.
October 2025 · Lizard Island, Queensland
Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef
AUV and imaging-ROV surveys supporting a long-term reef monitoring program around the island.
May 2025 · Norfolk Island
Norfolk & Phillip Islands
Reef surveys at 5–45 m for the Australian Museum-led expedition, each dive covering 1–3 km of transect.
October 2024 · Tonga
Tonga
Two Seeker AUVs deployed alongside divers to document mesophotic reefs on rugged volcanic islands, supported by the Inkfish Foundation.