Metadata
Sanctuary Permit
All planned buoy drifts deployed in or near a National Marine Sanctuary must be reported to the respective Sanctuary Staff no less than 7 days before deployment. Please send the following information to Kourtney Burger (kourtney.burger@noaa.gov) for permit reporting;
- Planned date/time of deployment
- Planned deployment coordinates
- Sanctuaries the drift may pass through
- Name and contact information for deployment chief scientist
- Survey information (if applicable)
Protected Resources Permit
All marine mammal takes, must be recorded and reported under NOAA Protected Resources Permit #22306. For any fieldwork in which we expect an opportunity for a marine mammal ‘take’, we must: (1) have an accepted Co-Investigator prsent on the vessel with a printed copy of the permit, (2) provide written notification of any planned fieldwork at least two weeks prior to initiation of each field trip/season, and (3) record ‘takes’ according to this permit. For more information on this permit and our permit requirements, please contact Kourtney Burger (kourtney.burger@noaa.gov).
Pre-Deployment Metadata
Prior to deployment, record the following information in Deployment Details spreadsheet
- Fill in Status column (J) as ‘In Prep’
- Array label (on yellow tag a top of array)
- GPS ID
- Date/Time
- Expected latitude and longitude of deployment
Deployment Metadata
Immediately after the buoy has been deployed, record the following information and sent it to Kourtney Burger (kourtney.burger@noaa.gov);
- Fill in Status column (J) as ‘Active’
- Date/time
- Updated location of the deployment (lat/lon)
- Array ID
Retrieval Metadata
After the buoy has been successfully retrieved, record the following information and send it to Kourtney Burger (kourtney.burger@noaa.gov);
- Fill in Status column (J) as ‘Complete’
- Date/time
- Location of the retrieval (lat/lon)
- Any important notes (buoy sunk/not retrievable, recorder issues, etc.)