Protocols

• A review by CEFAS, covering both benthic field sampling methodology and laboratory analysis, was undertaken on behalf of the National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme (NMBAQC) Committee as part of its remit to improve the quality of benthos data generated from sampling programmes in UK estuaries and coastal waters. The aim of the review was to identify and report on examples of good practice and, in cases where inconsistencies were identified, to advise on means for future improvement, so as to promote harmonisation in approaches between laboratories.
• the Common Standards Monitoring  guidance
• the procedural guidelines in the Marine Monitoring Handbook

International

• Marine and Estuarine Biodiversity Monitoring Protocols for the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (Canada).
• Cryptogamic Botany Company Guide to pressing seaweeds.
• MESH  protocols and standards for habitat mapping.