ISO 19493:2007

Water quality — Guidance on marine biological surveys of hard-substrate communities

Publication date:   Jun 14, 2007

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90.93 Standard confirmed   Aug 5, 2021

ISO

ISO/TC 147/SC 5 Biological methods

International Standard

13.060.70   Examination of biological properties of water | 13.060.10   Water of natural resources

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Scope

ISO 19493:2007 provides guidance for marine biological surveys of supralittoral, eulittoral and sublittoral hard substrate for environmental impact assessment and monitoring in coastal areas. It comprises development of the sampling programme, survey methods, species identification and storage of data and collected material.
ISO 19493:2007 specifies the minimum requirements for environmental monitoring.
The methods are limited to surveys and semi-quantitative and quantitative recording techniques that cause little destruction of the fauna and flora. In practice, this refers to direct recording in the field and photography. Sampling by scraping off organisms, use of a suction sampler, etc. are not covered in ISO 19493:2007.

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ISO 19493:2007
90.93 Standard confirmed
Aug 5, 2021