SOP #06: Pre-Dive Equipment Preparation. Version 3.01. Pacific Island Network Benthic Marine Community Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
Brown EK, McCutcheon A, McKenna Sheila. 2021. SOP #06: Pre-Dive Equipment Preparation. Version 3.01. Pacific Island Network Benthic Marine Community Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
This SOP outlines the camera setup and installation into the underwater housing. Directions for daily equipment preparation are included for: (1) benthic cover analysis; (2) benthic rugosity measurements; (3) coral settlement; (4) coral growth measurements; (5) diving equipment; and (6) boating equipment. See SOP #1 Before the Field Season for further instruction on the preparation of the equipment and supplies needed prior to the start of each field season.