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Handbook of Oceanographic Winch, Wire, and Cable Technology, 3rd edition.
(National Science Foundation and Office of Naval Research, Washington, DC, 2001)
This third edition to the Handbook of Oceanographic Winch, Wire
and Cable Technology has been prepared to provide a reference and
guide for the operation, handling and care of winches, wires, cables
and oceanographic ...
Best practice recommendations for the use of external telemetry devices on pinnipeds.
(2019)
Pinnipeds spend large portions of their lives at sea, submerged, or hauled-out on land, often on remote off-shore
islands. This fundamentally limits access by researchers to critical parts of pinniped life history and has ...
Epibiota remote monitoring from digital imagery: Interpretation guidelines.
(Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)/ NMBAQCS, Peterborough, UK, 2016)
There is increasing recognition that the effective acquisition and interpretation of underwater
video and still image data for biodiversity is growing in importance. Numerous organisations
(e.g. Statutory Nature Conservation ...
The Marine Biosecurity Porthole – a web-based information system on non-indigenous marine species in New Zealand .
(2015)
The Marine Biosecurity Porthole was created in 2010 as a collaboration between New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and
the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) to provide greater ...
A generic framework for individual-based modelling and physical-biological interaction.
(2018)
The increased availability of high-resolution ocean data globally has enabled more detailed
analyses of physical-biological interactions and their consequences to the ecosystem. We
present IBMlib, which is a versatile, ...
CMAR code of practice for tagging marine animals. Version 1.
(CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia, 2009)
The Code of Practice (COP) for tagging marine animals consists of a series of Standard
Operating Procedures (SOP) detailing the various steps involved when tagging marine animals.
Each SOP has an associated date indicating ...
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Good Practice Guidance for Oil and Gas Operations in Marine Environments.
(Fauna and Flora (FFI), Cambridge UK, 2017)
Our oceans produce more than half of the oxygen in our atmosphere, as well as absorbing carbon. Over
three billion people depend on marine resources for food, and the coastal environment supports the
livelihoods of more ...
Ciguatera: a field reference guide.
(Secretariat of Pacific Community (SPC) / Institut Recherche pour le'Developpement (IRD), Noumea, New Caledonia, 2005)
Ciguatera is a form of food poisoning caused by eating fish containing toxins called ciguatoxins which come from micro-algae living on coral reefs. Ciguatera is a significant public health issue in the Pacific and in all ...
BWM - Guidance for best practices on sampling. Version February 2019.
(International Maritime Organization, Ballast Water Management Convention, London, UK, 2019)
The Ballast Water Management Convention or BWM Convention (full name International Convention for
the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004) is a treaty adopted by the
International Maritime ...
Invasive Lionfish: a Guide to Control and Management.
(Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Marathon, FA, 2012)
The countries of the Wider Caribbean with their vibrant coral reefs are major tourist
destinations, bringing billions of dollars to the Caribbean annually. The importance
of reef resources is invaluable to local economies ...