SOP #02: Training Observers. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
Brown E, McKenna S, Kozar K. 2021. SOP #02: Training Observers. Version 1.01. Pacific Island Network Marine Fish Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
This SOP outlines the requirements and training procedures that field staff and office analysts should follow. All field personnel should: (1) have NPS Blue Card diving certification; (2) DOI motorboat operator certification; (3) know how to identify Pacific Island Network (PACN) regional marine fish species; (4) know how to accurately and visually determine the size of marine fish; (5) know how to operate survey gear such as transect lines and GPS (Global Positioning System) units, and (5) know basic computer software such as Microsoft Word® and Microsoft Excel®. Office personnel need to know: (1) data management principles, infrastructure, and practices associated with this Vital Sign; (2) relevant marine fish species; (3) SOPs associated with field data collection practices; (4) sound statistical background for analyses, and (5) analysis and reporting principles outlined in the SOPs associated with this protocol. The use of products identified in this protocol does not imply endorsement, effectiveness, or warranty by NPS.