Field Manuals for Marine Sampling in Australian Waters

The NESP Marine Hub has recently launched the first version of a suite of field manuals to describe a nationally consistent and defensible approach to marine data acquisition (www.nespmarine.edu/field-manuals). With over 70 contributors from 30 agencies, the field manuals include information on marine survey design, pre-survey planning, gear deployment and retrieval, and data management. 

It is hoped that the field manuals are used in multiple ways, including:

i) As a straightforward and tested approach to help ensure research design and methods are consistent with national best practice;
ii) As part of increasing access to relevant data to support all researchers improving their project outputs;
iii) As a preferred approach for research to support environmental impact assessments; and 
iv) As a condition of research support in an area for which an organization has authority.

The purpose of this questionnaire is:

    * To understand who is already using (or intends to use) the field manuals and associated standard operating procedures (SOPs) and in what capacity
    * To identify opportunities to improve and update the exisiting field manuals in future versions
    * To gauge the demand for additional SOPs

To go back to a previous question, simply navigate up and click where you want to change or amend your answer.

Further details, including the field manuals, can be found here.

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* 1. What is your job role?

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* 2. Where did you first hear about the Field Manuals for Marine Sampling?

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* 3. In what capacity have you used the Field Manuals for Marine Sampling (tick all that apply)?

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* 4. What field manual(s) have you or will you use or recommend (tick all that apply)?

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* 5. In what environment will you use or recommend the field manuals (tick all that apply)?

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* 6. What sections of the field manuals do you find most useful (tick all that apply)?

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* 7. What improvements or additions would you like to see in Version 2?

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* 8. How would you prefer to view the field manuals in future versions (rank in order of preference)?

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* 9. What field manuals would you like to see developed in the next few years? Why?

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* 10. Please enter your email address if you’d like to i) go in the draw for our book prize and ii) receive occasional updates about developments related to these SOPs, including potential involvement in future versions. Alternatively, email rachel.przeslawski@ga.gov.au

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