Assessing actual costs of different protocols The protocols contain estimations of the cost. The estimates include cost of labour in different phases of monitoring, cost of equipment and running costs (ship time, etc.). Table 1 below provides an overview of estimation of costs, level of expertise required and potential performers, in the different stages of data collection and analysis, for the different protocols. Please note that these are very rough estimates, as the staff-costs vary considerably across countries. Estimated Costs and Level of Expertise Beach Water Biota Microlitter Visual Trawling Diving ROV Protocol Visual ship Biota (Shallow) (Deep) tidal (20-800m) surveys Cost Cost L LOW: 1-10k; M MEDIUM: - 50k; H HIGH: k; VH VERY HIGH: > 100k – € – €10 – €50-100 – € categories Collection of L/M M/H L/M M/V L L/M M L12 M L/M M M10 M samples Analysis of L M L M L M/H M M M L H H H H samples Visual Trawling Diving ROV Protocol Visual ship Biota (Shallow) (Deep) tidal (20-800m) surveys Statistical M M L M L M L M M L M M M M analysis Equipment L M VH M L/H M L M L H H H H L/M9 Overall L/M M L/M VH M L/M M M M L/M M/H H H H Required expertise
Assessing actual costs of different protocols The protocols contain estimations of the cost. The estimates include cost of labour in different phases of monitoring, cost of equipment and running costs (ship time, etc.). Table 1 below provides an overview of estimation of costs, level of expertise required and potential performers, in the different stages of data collection and analysis, for the different protocols. Please note that these are very rough estimates, as the staff-costs vary considerably across countries. Estimated Costs and Level of Expertise Beach Water Biota Microlitter Protocol Visual Diving (Shallow) Trawling (20-800m) ROV (Deep) Visual ship surveys Biota Cost Cost categories L – LOW: € 1-10k; M – MEDIUM: €10 - 50k; H – HIGH: €50-100 k; VH – VERY HIGH: > € 100k Collection of samples L/M M/H L/M M/V L L/M M L12 M L/M M M10 M Analysis of samples L M L M L M/H M M M L H H H H Protocol Visual Diving (Shallow) Trawling (20-800m) ROV (Deep) Visual ship surveys Biota Statistical analysis M M L M L M L M M L M M M M Equipment L M L/M9 VH M L/H M L M L H H H H Overall L/M M L/M VH M L/M M M M L/M M/H H H H Required expertise tidal tidal
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