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AE-SOP-0101 — Specimen Accession & Quarantine
To govern the intake of every living organism entering a League station — from confiscation transfer to wild accession to broodstock import — through a mandatory quarantine pathway before any contact with general population. The procedure guarantees that no pathogen, parasite, or undocumented animal crosses into a clean system, and that every accession carries a defensible provenance record from the moment it reaches the dock.
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1. Purpose
To govern the intake of every living organism entering a League station — from confiscation transfer to wild accession to broodstock import — through a mandatory quarantine pathway before any contact with general population. The procedure guarantees that no pathogen, parasite, or undocumented animal crosses into a clean system, and that every accession carries a defensible provenance record from the moment it reaches the dock.
2. Scope
All living accessions across every station zone.
- In scope: Wild-caught, confiscated, transferred, and captive-bred organisms entering quarantine; provenance logging; health screening; graded acclimation; clearance to general population.
- Out of scope: Release of cleared stock back to the wild, which follows AE-SOP-0410; data-class assignment in the registry, which follows AE-SOP-0220.
3. Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accession | Any individual organism or source batch formally taken into a station and assigned an intake record. |
| Quarantine & Triage | The isolated holding zone where new accessions are kept apart from all other stock until cleared. |
| Source Batch | A group of organisms sharing a single origin event; never co-mingled with another batch during quarantine. |
| Clean Screen | A health-panel and parasite result with no detected pathogen, parasite, or lesion of concern. |
| Graded Acclimation | The stepwise matching of water chemistry between quarantine and the destination zone to avoid osmotic shock. |
4. Responsibilities
| Role | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Husbandry Lead (Owner) | Owns the procedure; signs the two-screen clearance for every accession before general population release. |
| Quarantine Operator | Executes isolation, health screening, and acclimation; maintains the intake and screen log. |
| Marine Science | Confirms species identification and prescribes the correct health-screen panel. |
| NEREID | Tracks acclimation setpoints against destination-zone targets and flags any batch overdue for re-screen. |
5. Quarantine Clearance Thresholds
| Accession Class | Minimum Hold | Screens Required | Acclimation Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captive-bred internal transfer | 14 days | 1 clean screen | ≤ 24 h |
| Confiscation / wild marine fish | 30 days | 2 consecutive clean screens | 48–72 h graded |
| Invertebrate / coral fragment | 21 days | 1 clean + visual lesion check | 24–48 h |
| Broodstock import | 45 days | 2 clean screens + genetics panel | 72 h graded |
Note. Any positive parasite or pathogen result resets the clean-screen count to zero; a batch is never cleared on a single ambiguous result.
6. Materials & Equipment
- Dedicated quarantine systems with independent filtration, isolated from general population
- Species health-screen panel kits and parasite microscopy station
- Chain-of-custody intake forms and provenance documentation
- Calibrated water-chemistry meters matched to destination-zone setpoints
- Source-batch labelling and physical separation barriers
- Graded acclimation drip rig and matched mixing reservoir water
7. Procedure
7.1 Intake
- Log provenance and any chain-of-custody before the animal enters the building.
- Assign an accession record and source-batch identifier on arrival.
- Place directly into Quarantine & Triage; never co-mingle source batches.
7.2 Screening
- Run the species-specific health-screen panel and parasite check on intake.
- Hold for the class minimum and repeat the screen per the clearance table.
- Reset the clean-screen count on any positive or ambiguous result.
7.3 Acclimation & Clearance
- Match water chemistry to the destination zone over a graded acclimation window.
- Confirm two consecutive clean screens where the class requires it.
- Clear to general population only on the Husbandry Lead's signature.
8. Records
- Accession intake record with provenance and chain-of-custody (retained for life of animal + 3 years)
- Source-batch log and separation record
- Health-screen and parasite results, all rounds
- Graded acclimation chemistry log
- Signed two-screen clearance authorisation
9. References
- AE-SOP-0410 — Rewilding Release Readiness
- AE-SOP-0220 — Universal Marine Registry Curation
- AE-MET-023 — Spawn Index
- AE-MET-024 — Fry Survival
10. Revision History
| Rev | Date | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| A–B | 2086–2087 | Husbandry Lead | Initial issue; quarantine zones and source-batch isolation established. |
| C | 2089-05-14 | Husbandry Lead | Added class-based hold times and two-screen clearance for wild accessions. |
| D | 2090-01-12 | Husbandry Lead | NEREID acclimation tracking; broodstock genetics panel added to import class. |