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Q1: How many hours per day of operation are expected?

A1: The mothership would not be traveling more than 12 hours per 24 hour day. Majority of the work will take place in Tebenkof Bay and the boat may be asked to move around that bay as needed. The longest days are travel to and from Tebenkof Bay. If it takes more than 12 hours we will split that travel into two days.

Q2: Will the mothership be in one place anchored while operations are taking place, or expected to move daily, or continuously for the entire time? If moving, how much distance would we be anticipating to travel.

A2: The mothership will be moving around Tebenkof Bay as needed in support of the smaller skiff’s work. We will likely only move every two to three days and likely not more than 10 miles, the exception being the first and last day, which will be leaving from Petersburg to Tebenkof and returning from Tebenkof to Petersburg.

Q3: Who is expected to operate the government provided skiff, our crew, or the science team?

A3: The Forest Service will operate the Forest Service skiff.

Q4: Skiff questions: How far would the skiff be travelling daily? What fuel does it require, gas or diesel? How much fuel would it be expected to use for the entire deployment. Who is to provide and pay for that fuel? How would it be stored? Is the skiff equipped with an AIS transponder?

A4: The FS skiff would follow check in procedures with FS dispatch per FS safety protocols, the mothership will also be provided a FS radio and will be able to communicate directly with the FS skiff. It is not equipped with an AIS transponder. The FS will provide the fuel for the skiff. It will be transported in a 100 gallon trailer that we need to bring on board or we can use 50 gallon drums for fuel (gas). We typically burn about 80-100 gallons of fuel during a trip and would need a place to store that gas on board the mothership.

Q5: What sort of "marine debris" should we expect to haul for disposal? Organics? Man-made garbage?

A5: Marine debris varies but is typically plastic debris that is washed up on the beach. It comes in all shapes and sizes. We will provide garbage bags and large canvas bags to store the garbage on deck while on the mothership. The amount and size varies depending on the beaches, outer coasts have more garbage and inner bays have less. The amount collected depends on weather, tides and the area of work.