From Australian Oceans Data Network
JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

NESP MB Project D2 - Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for survey design, condition assessment and trend detection

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

This record provides an overview of the scope and research output of NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project D2 - "Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for survey design, condition assessment and trend detection". There are no data outputs anticipated for this project. Understanding of the status and trends of indicators in Australia’s marine environment requires standardised monitoring, without which monitoring is unlikely to be comparable through time and space – status and trends are unlikely to be available. This project will build on the monitoring blueprint by providing foundation for Standard Operating Procedures in the collection and analysis of monitoring data. In particular, the project will 1) provide some delineation of what kind of monitoring is required (and when), 2) providing a simple tool for designing surveys in space that also analyses the resulting data, and 3) provide a worked end-to-end SOP example for a baited underwater video for collection of data in benthic key ecological features (including recommendations for field protocols to ensure ecological relevance). Planned Outputs • Standard Operating Protocol (SOPs) for deploying observation platforms, processing raw data and then analysing processed data for a set of ‘no regrets’ objectives. This includes clear recommendations about how to choose sampling locations and how to analyse the resulting survey data. • A piece of software (an R package) that implements spatially balanced designs. The software will require a minimal skill level. • A worked example, from a partner project, that will form the template for future surveys. • Scientific publications, which will be made publicly and freely available within 12 months of publication.

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title NESP MB Project D2 - Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for survey design, condition assessment and trend detection
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/442dcf53-7d75-4200-8628-5e1a97f81c35
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
scott.foster@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/07/2015 - 15/01/2020
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        110.74219,
        -44.80054
      ],
      [
        155.91797,
        -44.80054
      ],
      [
        155.91797,
        -10.347420000000001
      ],
      [
        110.74219,
        -10.347420000000001
      ],
      [
        110.74219,
        -44.80054
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "NESP MB Project D2 - Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for survey design, condition assessment and trend detection". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/nesp-mb-project-d2-standard-operating-procedures-sops-for-survey-design-condition-assessment-an