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Ocean Best Practices

[Placeholder — copy not written yet] Description of what ocean best practices are and why GOOS endorses them.

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Ocean best practices live in the Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS), a permanent global repository of ocean research, operations, data and information management methodologies. The repository is maintained as an open, community-driven resource for the ocean science and operations community.

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GOOS Endorsement process

To qualify as GOOS-endorsed, an ocean best practice must meet six criteria:

  1. Completed a public community review process
  2. Originate from a network at pilot level or above in the relevant GOOS Essential Ocean Variable attributes
  3. Be approved by the leadership of the relevant network or expert team after review
  4. Be fit for purpose under the OBPS definition
  5. Be recognised through the relevant GOOS body
  6. Be available in the OBPS repository, or submitted once endorsed
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