Soft bottom macrozoobenthic communities were characterized in Mussel Farm. In the marine site, three stations were defined: CS1 (planned cleaning area and discontinued in September 2023), CS2 (control) and CS4 (cleaning area since september 2023). The protocol includes sampling by Van Veen grab (surface area of 0.1 m2, volume of approx. 17 L), taxonomic determination and quantitative analysis of the community matrix.

During the marine litter cleanup activities at the lagoon site, fouling organisms were sampled from a subset of the collected litter items. From each item, a 0.1 m² area was scraped from the surface exposed to epifaunal colonization. For the lagoon site, 5 items (4 tires and a metal frame) were subject to scraping on 26-27/09/2022.

During the marine litter cleanup activities at the Mussel Farm site, fouling organisms were sampled from a subset of the collected litter items. From each item, a 0.1 m² area was scraped from the surface exposed to epifaunal colonization. In the coastal site, samples of sufficient quality could be acquired during May-June 2023 cleaning operations, 2 plastic buoys retained near the seabed and a section of synthetic rope, all of them leftover aquaculture equipment.

Soft bottom macrozoobenthic communities were characterized in Sacca Fisola. In the lagoon site, three stations were defined: LV1 (on the planned cleaning area), LV2 (control) and LV3 (additional, in case more information would have been required). The protocol includes sampling by Van Veen grab (surface area of 0.1 m2, volume of approx. 17 L), taxonomic determination and quantitative analysis of the community matrix.

Soft bottom macrozoobenthic communities were characterized in Mussel Farm. In the coastal site, three stations were defined: CS1 (planned cleaning area and discontinued in September 2023), CS2 (control) and CS4 (cleaning area since september 2023). The protocol includes sampling by Van Veen grab (surface area of 0.1 m2, volume of approx. 17 L), taxonomic determination and quantitative analysis of the community matrix.

Soft bottom macrozoobenthic communities were characterized in Sacca Fisola. In the lagoon site, three stations were defined: LV1 (on the planned cleaning area), LV2 (control) and LV3 (additional, in case more information would have been required). The protocol includes sampling by Van Veen grab (surface area of 0.1 m2, volume of approx. 17 L), taxonomic determination and quantitative analysis of the community matrix.