Recommended Practices

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R2R recommends the below practices in instrument operation and data collection. Please feel free to contact us with questions, and to let us know if you are aware of additional practices to include.

R2R-Developed Recommended Practices

Community Recommended Practices

Recommended Practice Development Efforts

You are welcome to reach out to the leads if you are interested in participating.

Flow Through Recommended Practice: led by Shawn Smith
CTD Recommended Practice: co-led by Rebecca Hudak
EK80 Recommended Practice: co-led by Rebecca Hudak and Kristin Beem

R2R encourages use of the Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS) as a community repository for guidance around vessel-based data collection.

Data Submission Guidelines

Please refer to the data submission guidelines page.

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