The long awaited moorings policy is now published. The policy is designed to minimise risk to NMEP equipment and data loss. It is structured in such a way as to encourage good practice when considering design and deployment criteria and to give the UK scientific community a clear and balanced insight in to how Sea Systems allocates resources. Details can be found at http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/facilities/marine/moorings.asp
(January 2011)