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    Robots as vectors for marine invasions: best practices for minimizing transmission of invasive species via observation-class ROVs.

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    2015
    Author
    Thaler, Andrew David
    Freitag, Amy
    Bergman, Erika
    Fretz, Dominik
    Saleu, William
    
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    Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) present a potential risk for the transmission of invasive species. This is particularly the case for small, low-cost microROVs that can be easily transported among ecosystems and, if not properly cleaned and treated, may introduce novel species into new regions. Here we present a set of 5 best-practice guidelines to reduce the risk of marine invasive species introduction for microROV operators. These guidelines include: educating ROV users about the causes and potential harm of species invasion; visually inspecting ROVs prior to and at the conclusion of each dive; rinsing ROVs in sterile freshwater following each dive; washing ROVs in a mild bleach (or other sanitizing agent) solution before moving between discrete geographic regions or ecosystems; and minimizing transport between ecosystems. We also provide a checklist that microROV users can incorporate into their pre-and post -dive maintenance routine......
    Resource URL
    http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/194008291500800308
    Journal
    Tropical Conservation Science
    Volume
    8
    Issue
    3
    Page Range
    pp.711-717
    Document Language
    en
    Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
    14.2
    Maturity Level
    TRL 5 System/subsystem/component validation in relevant environment
    Best Practice Type
    Best Practice
    Guide
    ISSN
    1940-082
    Citation
    Thaler, A. D.; Freitag, A.; Bergman, E.; Fretz, D. and Saleu, W. (2015) Robots as vectors for marine invasions: best practices for minimizing transmission of invasive species via observation-class ROVs. Tropical Conservation Science, 8(3), pp.711-717. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-23
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11329/437
    http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-23
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