Cefas26-73 Solent Bass Survey Vessel Charter Tender - 142305186

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Cefas26-73 Solent Bass Survey Vessel Charter

Deadline: 22 Jun 2026

Posting Date: 30 May 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 142305186

Document Ref. No.: CEFAS26-73

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

63726800 - Research vessel services

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Tender Details

The Solent Bass Survey is a long-running monitoring program carried out by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) to collect abundance and growth information of juvenile European sea bass populations in the Solent. The survey is important because the data feeds into the sea bass stock assessment, and provides key ecological understanding that help support sustainable fisheries management and future bass conservation. Vessel Specification Requirement: The Solent Bass Survey requires a vessel that meets the following requirements: - Vessel is located within the Portsmouth area - Correct licenses, insurance (H&M and P&I) and safety provisions to enable 5 individuals to work onboard (2 crew, 3 scientists) - Crew must have experience of working with and deploying a bass trawl similar to that used to complete this survey detailed in the net specifications below - Vessel must be able to deploy the bass trawl net - Vessel must be able to provide a sheltered rear deck - Crew must have experience fishing within the identified survey area (See Appendix I) - Vessel must be able to operate in shallow water to enable access to all sampling stations (The depth profiles of the sites range between 10-30 meters of water). Trawl net specifications; The sampling gear consists of a survey trawl based on a local pattern of high headline bass trawl with a rubber bobbin footrope. Mesh size is 70 mm diagonally stretched mesh and the codend is fitted with a 4 mm mesh, knotle...

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