Browsing Marine Sampling Field Manuals by Issue Date

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    • Field Manuals for Marine Sampling to Monitor Australian Waters, Version 1. [SUPERSEDED by DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-918] 

      Przeslawski, Rachel; Foster, Scott (NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2018)
      Australia has one of the world’s largest marine estates that includes many vulnerable habitats and a high biodiversity, with many endemic species crossing a wide latitudinal range. The marine estate is used by a variety ...

    • Seafloor Mapping Field Manual for Multibeam Sonar [Version 1]. [SUPERSEDED by DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-918] 

      Lucieer, V; Picard, K; Siwabessy, J; Jordan, A; Tran, M; Monk, J (NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2018)
      This manual refers to the use of multibeam or interferometric echosounders (referred herein as just multibeam or MBES) to conduct surveys of seafloor bathymetry and backscatter that can be used to derive maps of ...

    • Marine Sampling Field Manual for Benthic Stereo BRUVS (Baited Remote Underwater Videos) [Version 1]. [SUPERSEDED by DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-918] 

      Langlois, T; Williams, J; Monk, J; Bouchet, P; Currey, L; Goetze, J; Harasti, D; Huveneers, C; lerodiaconou, D; Malcolm, H; Whitmarsh, S (NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2018)
      This benthic stereo-BRUVs Field Manual includes gear designed to acquire imagery of demersal fish assemblages and their habitat within the field of view. A separate manual will address sampling pelagic fish ...

    • Australian Multibeam Guidelines [Version 2] [ENDORSED PRACTICE] 

      Picard, K.; Leplastrier, A.; Austine, K.; Bergensen, N.; Cullen, R.; Dando, N.; Donohue, D.; Edwards, S.; Ingleton, T.; Jordan, A.; Lucieer, V.; Parnum, I.; Siwabessy, J.; Spinoccia, M.; Talbot-Smith, R.; Waterson, C.; Barrett, N.; Beaman, R.; Bergersen, D.; Boyd, M.; Brace, B.; Brooke, B.; Cantrill, O.; Case, M.; Dunne, S.; Felllows, M.; Harris, U.; Ierodicaonou, D.; Johnstone, E.; Kennedy, P.; Lewis, A.; Lytton, S.; Mackay, K.; McLennan, S.; Mitchell, C.; Nichol, S.; Post, A.; Price, A.; Przeslawski, R.; Pugsley, L.; Quadros, N.; Smith, J.; Stewart, W.; Sullivan, J.; Tran, M.; Whiteway, T. (AusSeaBed / Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Australia, 2020)
      The primary objective of this guideline is thus to establish common approaches of acquisition and processing that will result in greater applicability and interoperability of swath acoustic mapping data. These approaches ...

    • Developing Ocean Best Practices in Australia. [Video] 

      Przeslawski, Rachel; Foster, Scott; Langlois, Tim; Bax, Nic (NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2021)
      Ocean best practices are increasingly recognised as a way to facilitate the collection and use of quality, comparable and collatable data. International efforts have focussed on criteria of what should be elevated to a ...

    • Impact and Outcomes of Marine Sampling Best Practices. 

      Przeslawski, Rachel; Foster, Scott D; Langlois, Tim; Gibbons, Brooke; Monk, Jacquomo (NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2021)
      In 2017, the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub committed to developing field manuals for selected marine sampling platforms to ensure that data collected at different times and places across Australia are directly comparable. ...

    • Marine Sampling Field Manual for Towed Underwater Camera Systems [Version 3]. 

      Carroll, A.; Althaus, F.; Beaman, R.; Friedman, A.; lerodiaconou, D.; Ingleton, T.; Jordan, A.; Linklater, M.; Monk, J.; Post, A.; Przeslawski, R.; Smith, J.; Stowar, M.; Tran, M.; Tyndall, A.; Sutherland, M. (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      As still and video cameras can be mounted to tow bodies in a variety of ways (Figure 7.1, Table 7.1), this field manual does not mandate specific gear types. Rather, it provides recommendations for future updates or ...

    • Marine Sampling Field Manual for Pelagic Stereo BRUVS (Baited Remote Underwater Videos) [Version 3]. 

      Bouchet, P.; Meeuwig, J.; Huveneers, C.; Langlois, T.; Letessier, T.; Lowry, M.; Rees, M.; Santana-Garcon, J.; Scott, M.; Taylor, M.; Thompson, C.; Vigliola, L.; Whitmarsh, S. (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      This manual relates to gear designed to acquire digital video imagery of macro-organisms living in the ocean’s water column, from small zooplankton (Letessier et al. 2013a) to marine mega-vertebrates (Letessier et al. ...

    • Statistical Considerations for Monitoring and Sampling. [Version 3] 

      Foster, S.D.; Monk, J.; Lawrence, E.; Hayes, K.R.; Hosack, G.R.; Langlois, T.; Hooper, G.; Przeslawski, R. (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      A rigorous scientific process is essential to forming sound conclusions that can inform evidence-based decision-making. This process starts with defining a research question, assessing what level of information is needed ...

    • Marine Sampling Field Manual for AUV's (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) [Version 3]. 

      Monk, J; Barrett, N; Bridge, T; Carroll, A; Friedman, A; lerodiaconou, D; Jordan, A; Kendrick, G; Lucieer, V; Hill, N. (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      The primary aim of this field manual is to establish a consistent approach to marine benthic sampling using AUVs and facilitate statistically sound comparisons between studies. This manual will focus on hover class AUVs ...

    • Marine Sampling Field Manual for Benthic Sleds and Bottom Trawls [Version 3]. 

      Przeslawski, R.; Althaus, F.; Clark, M.; Colquhoun, J.; Gledhill, D.; Foster, S.; O’Hara, T.; Atkinson, L. (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      This Sled and Trawl Field Manual includes gear designed to sample organisms on the seafloor, excluding microbes and meiofauna (see Gielings et al 2021 and chapters in Eleftheriou and Mcintyre 2005, Danovaro 2010 for such ...

    • Marine Sampling Field Manual for Grabs and Box Corers [Version 3]. 

      Przeslawski, R.; Berents, P.; Clark, M.; Edgar, G.; Frid, C.; Hughes, L.; Ingleton, T.; Kennedy, D.; Nichol, S.; Smith, J.; Dittman, S.; Hooper, G. (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      This field manual encompasses gear designed to sample unconsolidated sediment and organisms on the seafloor, including grabs, box corers, and push corers. The samples collected by grabs and box corers can be used to ...

    • Field Manual for Imagery Based Surveys using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). [Version 3]. 

      Monk, J.; Barrett, N.; Bond, T.; Fowler, A.; McLean, D.; Partridge, J.; Perkins, N.; Przeslawski, R.; Thomson, P.G.; Williams, J. (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      The primary aim of this field manual is to establish a consistent sampling protocol for marine benthic assemblages using ROVs and to facilitate statistically sound research to allow comparisons between studies. This ...

    • Marine sampling field manual for microplastics. 

      Wootton, Nina; Reis-Santos, Patrick; Tanveer, Adyel; Blewitt, Michelle; Clarke, Brad; Crutchett, Thomas; Hamann, Mark; Hardesty, Britta Denise; Lavers, Jennifer L.; Leterme, Sophie; Leusch, Frederic; Lynch, Sam; Motti, Cherie; O'Brien, Allyson; Okoffo, Elvis; Kushani, Perera; Puskic, Peter; Razzell Holls, Joseph; Roman, Lauren; Santana, Marina F.M.; Snigirova, Anastasiia; Tuuri, Elise M; Wilson, Scott; Ziajahromi, Shima; Gillanders, Bronwyn (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      An increasing number of organisations are undertaking research, monitoring, and data collection on the presence of plastic contamination in the environment. This information is essential for establishing baseline data to ...

    • A field manual for marine protected area recreational user knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) surveys. 

      Hamre, Nicole; Langlois, Tim; Phillips, Genevieve; Reynolds, Doc; Beach, Donna; Lavers, Jennifer L.; Webb, Wayne; Webb, Zac; Watson, Sharnae; Guilfoyle, Dave; Adams, Vanessa; Aston, Charlotte; Bryars, Simon; De Valck, Jeremy; Gelves-Gomez, Francisco; Gibbons, Brooke; Martin, Carol; McPhee, Daryl; Mitchell, Jonathan; Ogier, Emily; Przeslawski, Rachel; Rose, Michelle; Shields, Brooke; Smith, Amanda; Spencer-Cotton, Alaya; Navarro, Matthew (NESP Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      Marine Protected Area (MPA) recreational Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) surveys are a research approach to elicit basic quantitative information about marine recreational users’ Knowledge about, Attitudes Towards ...

    • Field Manuals for Marine Sampling in Australian Waters, Version 3. [ENDORSED PRACTICE] 

      Barrett, Neville; Bouchet, Phil; Carroll, Andrew; Gibbons, Brooke; Gillanders, Bronwyn; Hamre, Nicole; Langlois, Tim; Leplastrier, Aero; Lucieer, Vanessa; Monk, Jacquomo; Navarro, Matthew; Picard, Kim; Reis-Santos, Patrick; Spencer, Claude; Williams, Joel; Wootton, Nina; Przeslawski, Rachel; Foster, Scott (National Environmental Science Program (NESP). Marine and Coastal Hub, Canberra, Australia, 2024)
      The Marine and Coastal Hub has developed a suite of field manuals to ensure that data collected by marine sampling platforms at different times and places across Australia are directly comparable. The Marine Sampling Field ...