The Nova Scotia Marine Community Monitoring Manual The CBEMN Marine Community Monitoring Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS THE MARINE COMMUNITY MONITORING MANUAL REGISTRATION ........................................................................................................................................................... HOW IT WAS PUT TOGETHER .................................................................................................................................. REASONS FOR ADOPTING THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MANUAL ......................................................................... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................ CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................... INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ Background .......................................................................................................................................................... Marine community monitoring program .............................................................................................................. Stage I... ......................................................................................................................................................... Stage II (this manual)..................................................................................................................................... Who should participate?....................................................................................................................................... Why monitor?....................................................................................................................................................... The Nova Scotia marine environment.................................................................................................................. Halifax Harbour.................................................................................................................................................... Management of our marine environment ............................................................................................................. Building partnerships: community, managers & scientists .................................................................................. OVERVIEW OF THE MANUAL SECTIONS ................................................................................................................. How to use the manual ......................................................................................................................................... Identify your interests........................................................................................................................................... Registration .......................................................................................................................................................... Carrying out monitoring....................................................................................................................................... What happens to your Data .................................................................................................................................. Registration .......................................................................................................................................................... PART I: METHODS COASTAL/NAUTICAL GRID SYSTEM«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................... BEACHES...................................................................................................................................................SECTION 1 1.1 Beach width (measurements) ...................................................................................................Section 1.1 1.2Beach structure (photographic method) ................................................................................... Section 1.2 Table of Contents The CBEMN Marine Community Monitoring Manual WATER......................................................................................................................................................SECTION 2 2.1 Water clarity ............................................................................................................................Section 2.1 2.2 Water temperature (thermometer)............................................................................................Section 2.2 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................................. INTRODUCED MARINE SPECIES ...............................................................................................................SECTION 3 3.1 Membranipora Membranacea .................................................................................................Section 3.1 3.2 Carninus Meanas (Green Crab)...............................................................................................Section 3.2 3.3 Codium Fragile ........................................................................................................................Section 3.3 SALTMARSH HEALTH...............................................................................................................................SECTION 4 4.1 Saltmarsh Health......................................................................................................................Section 4.1 SEAGRASS HEALTH ..................................................................................................................................SECTION 5 5.1 Seagrass Patch Regeneration ..................................................................................................Section 5.1 FISH «. ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««« SECTION 6 6.1 Atlantic Salmon Relative Abundance......................................................................................Section 6.1 6.2 $PHULFDQ(HO5HODWLYH$EXQGDQFH«««««««««««««««««««««««6HFWLRQ SEA BIRDS«............................................................................................................................................SECTION 7 7.1 Nelson's Sharp-Tailed Sparrow Numbers................................................................................Section 7.1 7.2 Willet Numbers........................................................................................................................Section 7.2 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................................... LITTER .....................................................................................................................................................SECTION 8 8.1 Beach litter.................................................................................................................................Section 8.1 PART II: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1SITE DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................................................SECTION 1 1.1 Site description ........................................................................................................................................... 1.2 The Nautical Chart and NSTDB Coastal Series ......................................................................................... 1.3 Site name .................................................................................................................................................... 1.4 Site position (latitude and longitude).......................................................................................................... 1.5 µ0XG PDSV ................................................................................................................................................. 1.6 Water depth................................................................................................................................................. 1.7 Weather and sea conditions ........................................................................................................................ 1.8 Control and impact sites ............................................................................................................................. 1.9 Impacts........................................................................................................................................................ 1.10 Site registration number.............................................................................................................................. 1.11 Site re-location............................................................................................................................................ 2RATING SYSTEM ...............................................................................................................................SECTION 2 2.1 Rating system ............................................................................................................................................