Dataset: Drifter Deployments
Deployment: Fodrie_drifters

Cement moorings were created by filling 5 gal buckets with cement and affixing rope with surface floats. Larval homes were attached ~1m above cement bucket. Pacific Gyre Microstar Lagrangian Surface Drifters and Brightwater Instruments Model 104 GPS/Argos Drifting Buoys were used interchangeably, with larval homes attached onto the wings via zippy. 

Location: Pamlico Sound, North Carolina is the largest lagoonal estuary along the U.S. East Coast, approximately 129 km long and 24-48 km wide. Average depth is ~2 m but can reach ~ 10 m, with wind-driven currents dominating circulation patterns. 

Deployment 1: 6/15/13 
Collection 1: 6/17/14-6/23/13

Deployment 2: 6/28/14
Collection 2: 6/29/14-7/2/14

Deployment 3: 8/8/14
Collection 3: 8/9/14-8/15/1