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dc.contributor.authorPrzeslawski, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Scott
dc.contributor.authorMonk, Jacquomo
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Neville
dc.contributor.authorBouchet, Phil
dc.contributor.authorCarroll, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorLanglois, Tim
dc.contributor.authorLucieer, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Joel
dc.contributor.authorBax, Nicholas
dc.coverage.spatialSW Pacific Oceanen_US
dc.coverage.spatialSE Indian Oceanen_US
dc.coverage.spatialAustralian watersen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-09T21:45:42Z
dc.date.available2019-04-09T21:45:42Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationPrzeslawski, R.; Foster, S.; Monk, J.; Barrett, N.; Bouchet, .; Carroll. A.; Langlois, T.; Lucieer, V.; Williams, J. and Bax, N. (2019) A Suite of Field Manuals for Marine Sampling to Monitor Australian Waters. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6:177, 7pp. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00177en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11329/905
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-447
dc.description.abstractOne of the main challenges in assessing marine biodiversity is the lack of consistent approaches to monitor it. This threatens to undermine ocean best practice in marine monitoring, as it impedes a reduction in the bias and variance of sampled data and restricts the confidence in the advice that can be given. In particular, there is potential for confounding between the monitoring methods, their measured ecological properties, and the questions they seek to answer. Australia has developed significant longterm marine monitoring and observing programs and has one of the largest marine estates, including the world’s largest representative network of marine parks. This new network will require ongoing monitoring and evaluation, beyond what direct funding can support, which needs to be integrated in a standardized way with other national programs to develop sufficient monitoring capacity. The aim of this paper is to describe the process undertaken in developing a suite of field manuals that provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for marine sampling in Australian waters so that data are comparable over time and space, thereby supporting a robust, cost-effective, and objective national monitoring program. We encourage readers to refer to the complete manuals of interest at www.nespmarine.edu.au/field-manuals. We generally limit SOP development to benthic or demersal sampling, (multibeam, autonomous underwater vehicles, baited remoted underwater video (BRUV), towed imagery, grabs and box corers, sleds and trawls), with a few exceptions (e.g., pelagic BRUVs). Collaboration was a key characteristic of our approach so rather than single groups trying to impose their standards, more than 70 individuals from over 30 organizations contributed to the first version of this field manual package. We also discuss the challenges that arose while developing these national SOPs, the associated solutions that were implemented, and the plans for ensuring their long-term maintenance and national and international uptake. We anticipate that this paper will contribute to international collaborations by evoking valuable suggestions and sharing of lessons learnt from other national initiatives so that we might work toward a global ocean best practice for biological and geoscientific monitoring of the marine environment.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.otherBiological samplingen_US
dc.subject.otherMultibeam echosoundersen_US
dc.subject.otherVideo imageryen_US
dc.subject.otherBox coreren_US
dc.subject.otherGraben_US
dc.subject.otherEpibenthic sleden_US
dc.subject.otherAutonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)en_US
dc.subject.otherSurvey designen_US
dc.subject.otherMarine monitoringen_US
dc.titleA Suite of Field Manuals for Marine Sampling to Monitor Australian Waters.en_US
dc.typeJournal Contributionen_US
dc.description.notesAll Field Manuals held in OBPS at https://oceanbestpractices.net/handle/11329/392
dc.description.refereedRefereeden_US
dc.format.pagerange7pp.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmars.2019.00177
dc.subject.parameterDisciplineParameter Discipline::Biological oceanographyen_US
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleFrontiers in Marine Scienceen_US
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume6en_US
dc.bibliographicCitation.issueArticle 177en_US
dc.description.bptypeStandard Operating Procedureen_US
dc.description.bptypeGuideen_US
dc.description.frontiers2018-11-19
dc.description.frontiers2018-11-19
obps.contact.contactemailrachel.przeslawski@ga.gov.au
obps.resourceurl.publisherhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00177/fullen_US


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