<p dir="ltr"><b>(September 2024) The ICES guidelines for surface drifting buoy data have been retired. ICES recommend following the data guidance provided by the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel (DBCP; </b><a href="https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.ocean-ops.org/dbcp/data/qc.html&data=05|02|ffion.bell@ices.dk|8a210d05bbe04c5a564008dcd32e5a9a|e0b220ce5735446891df05cae5ff1fdc|0|0|638617443245252467|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|0|||&sdata=9pWyF/KCtJlmrYdtRPTTrCVn1aOwgFbaJ7oK07gWF9s=&reserved=0" target="_blank"><b>https://www.ocean-ops.org/dbcp/data/qc.html</b></a><b> </b></p><p dir="ltr"><b>The guidelines are available here:</b><b> </b><a href="https://www.ocean-ops.org/dbcp/doc/qc/DBCP_QC_guidelines.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"><b>https://www.ocean-ops.org/dbcp/doc/qc/DBCP_QC_guidelines.pdf</b></a></p>