Reef Catalog Escort, Reef-Spiral
₡ 5,500
10% agent fee · Net payout ₡ 4,950
Contract terms
- Mission type
- Research / Survey (RESEARCH)
- Board
- Solaris Colonial Ecology
- Agent
- Meridian Reef Survey Desk
- Contract type
- Survey / Field Study (SURVEY)
- Min rank
- R0 Unrated
- Agent fee
- 10% agent fee
Collect samples, run instruments, or document conditions per the posted protocol. Chain-of-custody and instrument care matter as much as showing up — bad data voids the fee.
Course & systems
Destination Reef-Spiral · 3 gate hops from Khesret
- Khesrethome berth · charted
- Thul'vaneh Coretransit · charted
- Zatheeri Reachtransit · charted
- Reef-Spiraltarget · charted
Briefing
Job: escort marine ecologist Maya Torres to Reef-Spiral for a reef flora and micro-fauna survey. Three hops by way of Zatheeri Reach, then down from the Federation reef-berth to Sirosh's shallow shelves in a tethered skiff.
Briefing: Ethan Cole at the Meridian Colonial Ecology desk supplies the sample kit and Federal survey permit. Log salinity, bloom density, and nursery species; seal the canisters; upload the chain. Port Authority supervisor Laura Bennett controls access to the protected shelves.
Clock: soft ten-day window. Terms: ₡5,500 gross, 10% desk fee, Rank 0. One grid line crosses the Spiral Bloom Shelf during spawning closure. Cole's permit stops at the yellow buoy. His sponsor still wants the samples.