All individuals that contributed to versions 1, 2 or 3 of this field manual package are listed below, with the following categories assigned based on their level of contribution:
- Editors oversaw production of the entire field manual package, ensuring fit-for-purpose content and consistent scope, style, and formatting throughout.
- Lead authors led working groups associated with discrete chapters or sampling platforms.
- Authors helped write chapters or provided crucial information to do so.
- Contributors participated in working group discussions.
- Reviewers provided assessments of draft chapters. In some cases, reviewers of Version 1 became co-authors of Version 2 due to their extensive contributions.
| First name | Surname | Agency | Role | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel | Przeslawski | Geoscience Australia, NSW DPI | Editor, Lead author | Various |
| Scott | Foster | CSIRO | Editor, Lead author | Various |
| Neville | Barrett | UTas | Lead author | AUV, ROV, MBES, Drop cam |
| Phil | Bouchet | UWA | Lead author | P_BRUV, BRUV |
| Andrew | Carroll | Geoscience Australia | Lead author | Towed Vid, AUV |
| Brooke | Gibbons | UWA | Lead author | BRUV, KAP, Drop cam, Website |
| Bronwyn | Gillanders | The University of Adelaide | Lead author | Microplastics |
| Nicole | Hamre | UWA | Lead author | KAP |
| Tim | Langlois | UWA | Lead author | BRUV, P_BRUV, KAP, Drop Cam |
| Aero | Leplastrier | Geoscience Australia | Lead author | MBES (V2) |
| Vanessa | Lucieer | UTas | Lead author | AUV, MBES (V1) |
| Jac | Monk | UTas | Lead author | ROV, AUV, BRUV, TowVid, Stats, Drop Cam |
| Matt | Navarro | UWA | Lead author | KAP, Drop cam |
| Kim | Picard | Geoscience Australia | Lead author | MBES (V2) |
| Patrick | Reis-Santos | The University of Adelaide | Lead author | Microplastics |
| Claude | Spencer | UWA | Lead author | Drop Cam |
| Joel | Williams | NSW DPI | Lead author | BRUV, ROV, Drop cam |
| Nina | Wootton | The University of Adelaide | Lead author | Microplastics |
| Rene | Abesamis | Silliman University | Author | BRUV |
| Vanessa | Adams | UTas | Author | KAP |
| Kye | Adams | WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) | Author | Drop Cam |
| Tanveer | Adyel | UniSA | Author | Microplastics |
| Franzis | Althaus | CSIRO | Author | Sled, TowVid |
| Jacob | Asher | NOAA | Author | BRUV |
| Charlotte | Aston | UWA | Author | KAP, Drop cam |
| Lara | Atkinson | South African Env Observation Network | Reviewer | Sled |
| Kam | Austine | EGS | Author | MBES |
| Shanta | Barley | UWA | Reviewer | P_BRUV |
| Ashlee | Bastiaansen | UTas | Author | Drop Cam |
| Nic | Bax | UTas | Reviewer | All (V1) |
| Donna | Beach | ENTAC | Author | Drop Cam, KAP |
| Robin | Beaman | James Cook University | Author, Contributor | TowVid, MBES |
| Penny | Berents | Australian Museum | Author | Grab |
| Nicole | Bergersen | Acoustic Imaging | Contributor | MBES |
| Douglas | Bergersen | Acoustic Imaging | Contributor | MBES |
| Anthony | Bernard | South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity | Author | BRUV, Drop cam |
| Brian | Bett | University of Southampton | Reviewer | AUV |
| Matthew | Birt | AIMS | Author | BRUV |
| Michelle | Blewitt | AUSMAP | Author | Microplastics |
| Todd | Bond | UWA | Author | ROV, Drop cam |
| Matt | Boyd | CSIRO | Contributor | MBES |
| Brett | Brace | RAN AHO | Contributor | MBES |
| Tom | Bridge | AIMS | Author | AUV |
| Brendan | Brooke | Geoscience Australia | Contributor | MBES |
| Simon | Bryars | SA Dept Env and Water | Author | KAP |
| Owen | Cantrill | QLD MSQ | Contributor | MBES |
| Mike | Cappo | AIMS | Author | BRUV |
| Genevieve | Carey | ENTAC | Author | Drop Cam, KAP |
| Mark | Case | AIMS | Contributor | MBES |
| Jenn | Caselle | UCSB | Author | Drop Cam |
| Ana | Catarino | Flanders Marine Institute, Belgium | Reviewer | Microplastics |
| Katie | Cieri | Moss Landing | Author | Drop Cam |
| Malcolm | Clark | National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research | Author | Sled, Grab |
| Brad | Clarke | University of Melbourne | Author | Microplastics |
| Jamie | Colquhoun | AIMS | Author | Sled |
| Tom | Crutchett | University of WA | Author | Microplastics |
| Richard | Cullen | RAN AHO | Author | MBES |
| Gabrielle | Cummins | UWA | Author | Drop Cam |
| Katherine | Cure | AIMS | Author | Drop Cam |
| Leanne | Currey-Randall | AIMS | Author | BRUV |
| Nicholas | Dando | Geoscience Australia | Author | MBES |
| James | Daniell | James Cook University | Author (V2), Reviewer (V1) | MBES |
| Simon | de Lestang | DPIRD | Author | Drop Cam |
| Jeremy | De Valck | CQU | Author | KAP |
| Trevor | Dhu | Geoscience Australia | Reviewer | All (V1) |
| Sabine | Dittman | Flinders University | Author (V2), Reviewer (V1) | Grab |
| David | Donohue | iXblue | Author | MBES |
| Damon | Driessen | Curtin | Author | BRUV |
| Stewart | Dunne | RAN AHO | Contributor | MBES |
| Graham | Edgar | UTas | Author | Grab |
| Stuart | Edwards | CSIRO | Author | MBES |
| David | Fairclough | Curtin, WA Dept Primary Industries | Author | BRUV |
| Melissa | Fellows | Geoscience Australia | Author, Contributor | Appendix A, MBES |
| John | Fitzhardinge | Southerly | Contributor | Drop Cam |
| Emma | Flukes | UTas | Reviewer | All (V1) |
| Ashley | Fowler | NSW DPI | Author | ROV |
| Chris | Frid | Griffith University | Author | Grab |
| Ariell | Friedman | GreyBits | Author | TowVid, AUV |
| Laura | Fullwood | Curtin | Author | BRUV |
| Oliver | Gansell | Department of Conservation, New Zealand | Reviewer | Stats |
| Francisco | Gelves-Gomez | UTas | Author | KAP |
| Anirban | Ghose | UNSW | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Anita | Giraldo-Ospina | UCSB | Author | Drop Cam |
| Dan | Gledhill | CSIRO | Author | Sled |
| Jordan | Goetze | Curtin | Author | BRUV |
| Gretchen | Grammer | SARDI | Author | Drop Cam |
| Kingsley | Griffin | UWA | Author | Drop Cam |
| David | Guilfoyle | ENTAC | Contributor | Drop Cam, KAP |
| Sara | Hajbane | UWA | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Mark | Hamann | JCU | Author | Microplastics |
| David | Harasti | NSW DPI | Author | BRUV |
| Denise | Hardesty | CSIRO | Author | Microplastics |
| Ursula | Harris | AAD | Contributor | MBES |
| Euan | Harvey | Curtin | Author | BRUV |
| Keith | Hayes | CSIRO | Author | Stats |
| Paul | Hedge | UTas | Reviewer | Introduction |
| Michelle | Heupel | AIMS, IMOS | Author | BRUV |
| Sharyn | Hickey | UWA | Author | Drop Cam |
| Jamie | Hicks | SA Dept Env and Water | Author | BRUV, Drop cam |
| Nicole | Hill | UTas | Author | AUV |
| Tom | Holmes | WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) | Author, Contributor | BRUV, Intro |
| Garnet | Hooper | RPS | Author | Stats, Grab |
| Geoffrey | Hosack | CSIRO | Author | Stats |
| Rumana | Hossain | UNSW | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Renae | Hovey | UWA | Contributor | Microplastics , Drop cam |
| Steffan | Howe | Parks Victoria | Contributor | Intro |
| Charlie | Huveneers | Flinders University | Author | P_BRUV, BRUV, Drop cam |
| Veerle | Huvenners | University of Southampton | Reviewer | AUV |
| Daniel | Ierodiaconou | Deakin University | Author, Contributor | TowVid, AUV, BRUV, MBES, Drop cam |
| Tim | Ingleton | NSW Office of Environment & Heritage | Author | Grab, TowVid, MBES |
| Elizabeth | Johnstone | iXblue | Contributor | MBES |
| Alan | Jordan | NSW DPI, UTas | Author | TowVid, AUV, BRUV, MBES |
| John | Keesing | CSIRO | Author | Drop Cam |
| Alison | Kemp | Melbourne Water | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Gary | Kendrick | UWA | Author | AUV |
| David | Kennedy | University of Melbourne | Author | Grab |
| Paul | Kennedy | Fugro | Contributor | MBES |
| Nathan | Knott | NSW DPI | Author | BRUV, Drop cam |
| Ana | Lara-Lopez | IMOS | Reviewer | All (V1) |
| Jennifer | Lavers | ENTAC/CSU | Author | Microplastics , KAP, Drop cam |
| Emma | Lawrence | CSIRO | Author | Stats |
| Sophie | Leterme | Flinders University | Author | Microplastics |
| Tom | Letessier | Zoological Society of London | Author | P_BRUV |
| Jonathan | Leung | Shantou University | Reviewer | Microplastics |
| Frederic | Leusch | Griffith University | Author | Microplastics |
| Adam | Lewis | Geoscience Australia | Contributor | MBES |
| Steve | Lindfield | UTS | Author | Drop Cam |
| James | Lindholm | Moss Landing | Author | Drop Cam |
| Dhugal | Lindsay | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology | Reviewer | Towed Vid |
| Michelle | Linklater | NSW Office of Environment & Heritage | Author | TowVid |
| Jaimie | Loa-Kum-Cheung | NSW DCCEEW | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Michael | Lowry | NSW DPI | Author | P_BRUV |
| Samantha | Lynch | NSW DPI | Author | Microplastics |
| Scott | Lytton | RAN AHO | Contributor | MBES |
| Melanie | MacGregor | Flinders | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Kevin | Mackay | NIWA | Contributor | MBES |
| Hamish | Malcolm | NSW DPI | Author | BRUV |
| Sebastian | Mancini | AODN | Contributor | Grab, Sled |
| Samane | Maroufi | UNSW | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Carol | Martin | NSW DPI | Author | KAP |
| Stanley | Mastrantonis | UWA | Author | Drop Cam |
| Kinsey | Matthews | Moss Landing | Author | Drop Cam |
| Dianne | McLean | AIMS | Author | BRUV, ROV |
| Steph | McLennan | Geoscience Australia | Author | MBES |
| Daryl | McPhee | Bond University | Author | KAP |
| Mark | Meekan | AIMS | Author | BRUV |
| Jessica | Meeuwig | UWA | Author | P_BRUV |
| David | Miller | SA Dept Env and Water | Author | BRUV |
| Peter | Mitchell | Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Author | BRUV |
| Cameron | Mitchell | Geoscience Australia | Contributor | MBES |
| Jonathan | Mitchell | QLD DAF | Author | KAP |
| Tim | Moltmann | IMOS | Reviewer | All (V1) |
| Cherie | Motti | AIMS | Author | Microplastics |
| Susan Bengtson | Nash | Griffith Uni | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Stephen | Newman | Curtin, WA Dept Primary Industries | Author | BRUV |
| Scott | Nichol | Geoscience Australia | Author, Contributor | Grab, Appendix B, MBES |
| Warwick | Noble | SA Environment Protection Agency | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Allyson | O’Brien | University of Melbourne | Author | Microplastics |
| Tim | O'Hara | Museums Victoria | Author | Sled |
| Emily | Ogier | UTas | Author | KAP |
| Elvis | Okoffo | University of Queensland | Author | Microplastics |
| Iain | Parnum | Curtin | Author | MBES |
| Julian | Partridge | UWA | Author | ROV, Drop cam |
| Dominique | Pellieter | Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement | Author | Drop Cam |
| Kushani | Perera | Griffith University | Author | Microplastics |
| Nicholas | Perkins | UTas | Author | ROV |
| Genevieve | Phillips | UTas | Author | KAP |
| Camilla | Piggott | Environment Agency UK | Author | Drop Cam |
| Alix | Post | Geoscience Australia | Author, Contributor | TowVid, MBES |
| Michael | Prall | California Department of FIsh & Wildlie | Reviewer | ROV |
| Andrew | Price | LINZ | Contributor | MBES |
| Roger | Proctor | AODN | Reviewer | All (V1) |
| Luke | Pugsley | Australian Maritime Safety Authority | Contributor | MBES |
| Peter | Puskic | IMAS / UTAS | Author | Microplastics |
| Nathan | Quadros | FrontierSI | Contributor | MBES |
| Ben | Radford | AIMS | Author | BRUV, Drop cam |
| Sachit | Rajbhandari | CSIRO | Contributor | Grab, Sled |
| Joseph | Razzell Holls | Natural History Museum, London | Author | Microplastics |
| Matt | Rees | AIMS/NSW DPI | Author | P_BRUV, Drop cam |
| Mark | Rehbein | AODN | Contributor | Grab, Sled |
| Ron | Reynolds | ENTAC | Contributor | Drop Cam, KAP |
| Juniper | Riordan | AUSMAP | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Fernanda | Rolim | São Paulo State University | Author | BRUV, Drop cam |
| Lauren | Roman | CSIRO / UTas | Author | Microplastics |
| Michelle | Rose | Parks Victoria | Author | KAP |
| Marina | Santana | AIMS | Author | Microplastics |
| Julia | Santana-Garcon | Spanish Research Council | Author | P_BRUV |
| Benjamin | Saunders | Curtin | Author | BRUV |
| Molly | Scott | University of New South Wales | Author | P_BRUV |
| Brooke | Shields | WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) | Author | KAP |
| Justy | Siwabessy | Geoscience Australia | Author | MBES |
| Adam | Smith | Massey University | Author | BRUV |
| Jodie | Smith | Geoscience Australia | Author, Contributor | Grab, TowVid, MBES |
| Amanda | Smith | WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) | Author | KAP |
| Adam | Smith | Massey University | Author | Drop Cam |
| Anastasiia | Snigirova | Flinders University | Author | Microplastics |
| Felix | Spencer | Southerly | Author | Drop Cam |
| Alaya | Spencer-Cotton | UWA | Author | KAP |
| Michele | Spinoccia | Geoscience Australia | Author | MBES |
| Rick | Starr | Moss Landing | Author | Drop Cam |
| Wendy | Stewart | RAN AHO | Contributor | MBES |
| Marcus | Stowar | AIMS | Author | TowVid, BRUV |
| Jessica | Sullivan | VIC Dept of Infrastructure and Regional Development | Contributor | MBES |
| Stephen | Swearer | University of Melbourne | Contributor | Microplastics |
| Ralph | Talbot-Smith | WA Transport | Author | MBES |
| Katherine | Tattersall | CSIRO | Contributor | Grab, Sled |
| Matthew | Taylor | NSW DPI | Author | P_BRUV |
| Christopher | Thompson | UWA | Author | P_BRUV |
| Samuel | Thompson | UWA | Author | Drop Cam |
| Paul G | Thomson | UWA | Author | ROV |
| Nigel | Townsend | RAN AHO | Contributor | MBES |
| Maggie | Tran | Geoscience Australia | Author, Contributor | TowVid, MBES |
| Michael | Travers | Curtin, WA Dept Primary Industries | Author | BRUV |
| Elise | Tuuri | Flinders University | Author | Microplastics |
| Aaron | Tyndall | CSIRO | Author | TowVid |
| Paul | van Dam-Bates | Department of Conservation, New Zealand | Reviewer | Stats |
| Laurent | Vigliola | Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement | Author | P_BRUV |
| Corey | Wakefield | Curtin, WA Dept Primary Industries | Author | BRUV |
| Chris | Waterson | RAN AHO | Contributor | Grab (Abridged)*, MBES |
| Sharnae | Watson | Undalup | Author | KAP |
| Dave | Watts | CSIRO | Contributor | Grab, Sled |
| Iszaac | Webb | Undalup | Contributor | Drop Cam, KAP |
| Wayne | Webb | Undalup | Contributor | Drop Cam, KAP |
| Tanya | Whiteway | Geoscience Australia | Reviewer, Contributor | All (V1), MBES |
| Sasha | Whitmarsh | Flinders University | Author | P_BRUV, BRUV, Drop cam |
| Scott | Wilson | AUSMAP | Author | Microplastics |
| Maria | Zann | QLD Department of Environmental and Heritage Protection | Contributor | TowVid |
| Shima | Ziajahromi | Griffith University | Author | Microplastics |
*An abridged version of the grab field manual was developed for the AHO for sedimentology, excluding geochemical and biological data.