Field Manual for the Investigation of Coral Disease Outbreaks

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3.5 Establishing a Command/Operations CenterThe Operations Center is established to continually monitor any incoming informationregarding the response, either by phone, fax or email, and to communicate withCoordinators as well as federal and local authorities and involved organizations. Thismay be a research center, university office, local or federal government office (i.e.,National Marine Sanctuary, National Park Service), or similar location, to be determinedby the Incident Commander. Promotion and public awareness of the response may alsobe run from this office, or that of the designated Public Affairs Official. This locationalso serves to coordinate the response, check in and deploy team members, gather andarchive data, and keep track of samples and their shipment/receipt.Boat SituationLand Situation24
3.6 A Model Response & Decision Making Process3.6.1 Notification: Level IA model response begins with an unusual observation in the field. This observation ismost easily verified if the observer is a trained coral reef scientist, but it could come fromanyone who describes specific coral conditions indicative of disease. The importance ofoutreach is highlighted at this crucial first step, as we need to make the reporting formatreadily available to those making the observations. The reporting form will be availableon the CDHC website and also available at local sources such as dive shops. This Level I(Appendix II) information is completed and sent to a Regional Coordinator. The observermay be a recreational diver, dive operator, manager or researcher who observes anunusual disease outbreak and notifies the Regional Coordinator directly. In this situation,the Regional Coordinator could fill out the Level I response form during the interview.The Regional Coordinator (Appendix I, Regional Coordinator Check List) will contactthe Initial Observer to conduct an interview and:verify the reportdetermine the validity of the reportcollect sufficient information to determine the need for further responserequest additional supporting materials, if available, such as photographsAt this point, the Regional Coordinator may elect to close the case and forward the reportto the National Coordinator. If this is a new observation, a species at risk, or if a largemagnitude incident is suggested, the Regional Coordinator may recommend a Level IIresponse, notify the National Coordinator, and begin to organize a small-scale trip to thesite to collect more specific information to determine whether the incident may warrant aLevel III investigation. The Decision Tree below illustrates (Figure 3.6.1) this process.25
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