This dataset contains images from 21 individual Antarctic research campaigns between 1985 and 2019, collated as part of the Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database (AS-AID). A total of 632,252 expert annotations are associated with these seafloor images. This dataset is a static snapshot of the AS-AID images at the time of publication of the data descriptor. All images are also accessible from https://data.imas.utas.edu.au/imagery/IMAS_Antarctic/ The dataset contains images and associated tracklog metadata for each research campaign.

This dataset contains image annotations for 21 Antarctic research campaigns between 1985 and 2019, recorded as part of the Antarctic Seafloor Annotated Imagery Database (AS-AID). This snapshot of the AS-AID annotations comprises of a total of 632,252 expert annotations. Annotations are based on the Collaborative and Automated Tools for Analysis of Marine Imagery (CATAMI) classification scheme and have been reviewed by experts. Three annotation sets exist for each campaign: point grid annotations of 108 points per image, bounding box annotations for mobile fauna, and bounding box annotations for select benthic species which are classified as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem species. All annotations are also accessible through Squidle+ by following this persistent link: https://squidle.org/geodata/explore/map?filters=%7B%22platform_ids%22%3A%5B%2222%22%5D%7D This dataset can be used to investigate species distributions, community patterns, provide a reference to assess change through time, and can be used to train algorithms to automatically detect and annotate marine fauna.