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The MarineGEO Toolkit

Carrie Bow Cay from the water

The MarineGEO Toolkit

The MarineGEO Toolkit is a set of protocols for surveying marine habitats and communities. Our protocols provide a standardized set of measurements for characterizing the health of marine ecosystems and their associated communities. Besides measuring key ecological and biological variables, we provide best practices for site selection, layout, workflow, and data submission. Each protocol contains:

  • a PDF document that includes step-by-step methods
  • a data entry sheet to print off and bring out into the field
  • an excel workbook to use for data submission

MarineGEO follows a standard workflow for protocol development, testing, and revision. The entire workflow is detailed in the MarineGEO Protocol Development and Revision Process document. 

Select a habitat or community type below to learn more and to download protocol materials.

Coral transect survey

Coral Reef Habitats

Seagrass survey

Seagrass Habitats

Oyster Reef Transect

Oyster Reef Habitats

Salt Marsh sampling

Salt Marsh Habitats

Fouling Panel

Fouling Communities

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The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by the Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON), is a network of partners researching biodiversity as the heart of healthy, productive, coastal ecosystems, where marine life and people are concentrated and interact most. MarineGEO marshals the Smithsonian’s leadership in discovery and convening power to advance knowledge useful to decision-makers in supporting innovative management and protection of marine life.