A VALID
CA DFG SCIENTIFIC COLLECTING PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL COLLECTORS,
INCLUDING HOPKINS STUDENTS, FACULTY, OR VISITING INVESTIGATORS WORKING IN
THE AREA FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE "HOPKINS MARINE LIFE REFUGE"!
Students
on class field trips are covered by the scientific collecting permit of
the instructor or leader, who must be present, must have the permit with him/her, and is
responsible for notifying the DFG of the planned collecting trip. Students and laboratory technicians collecting for coursework or for a lab must have their own scientific collecting permit unless they are accompanied by a permit holder.
Notification should be faxed to the local DFG office at 648-2894 at least 24 hours before each collecting trip or series of collections.
DFG notification form (pdf)
PERMIT
APPLICATION/RENEWAL PROCESS; RECORDS OF SPECIMENS COLLECTED
Scientific
collecting permit applications are available on the DFG website
*New in 2010* For 2010 DFG scientific collecting permits allow 26 weeks for applications to be processed. See the Scientific Collecting Permit application instruction pages 1-3 for additional information.
Permits are valid for 2 years for "residents", 1 year for "students". Read the definitions provided on the permit application instructions to see which catagory you are in. Fill out the "Applying as an individual" portion; leave the "Applying as an entity" portion blank. Fill out the application to allow for possible changes in your collecting needs; otherwise, changes must be made by amendment, which involves additional time to process. Permission to release specimens back into the wild requires separate authorization, and must be specifically requested.
Applications
for permit renewal must be accompanied by a report of past collecting
under the old permit. According to the instructions on the collecting
permit, a report of specimens collected
must be carried with the permit and updated after each collecting
trip.
Report
of Specimens Collected excel
