MarineGEO Beach Seines Protocol

This protocol provides standardized data on mobile fish and invertebrate communities associated with shallow subtidal habitats like seagrass beds, marshes, and bare substrate. It quantifies mobile fish and invertebrate community structure, measured as mobile fauna abundance and length (mm) of first 20 individuals.

Note: Seines can only be taken at shallow subtidal sites. Deeper sites with good visibility should instead use Diver Visual Surveys (https://doi.org/10.25573/serc.14717796), or deeper sites with poor visibility should consider Fish Trawls.