This International Standard provides guidelines on the quantitative collection and processing of subtidal soft-bottom macrofaunal samples in marine waters.
This International Standard encompasses:
— development of the sampling programme;
— requirements for sampling equipment;
— sampling and sample treatment in the field;
— sorting and species identification;
— storage of collected and processed material.
This International Standard does not specifically address the following, although some elements may be applicable:
— bioassay sub-sampling;
— deep water (> 750 m) or offshore sampling;
— in situ faunal studies, e.g. recolonisation assays;
— nonbenthic organisms caught in the sampling device;
— estuarine sampling;
— intertidal sampling;
— meiofaunal sampling and analysis [3];
— sampling by dredge and sledge;
— Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) sampling;
— statistical design.
Accuracy of position fixing is determined by the geographical area, equipment used and survey objective.
ISO 16665:2005 history
2014ISO 16665:2014 Water quality - Guidelines for quantitative sampling and sample processing of marine soft-bottom macrofauna
2005ISO 16665:2005 Water quality - Guidelines for quantitative sampling and sample processing of marine soft-bottom macrofauna