MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES has floated a tender for ZBD2019-11 Development of Electronic Automated Reporting System (EARS) to improve seabird bycatch monitoring. The project location is New Zealand and the tender is closing on 19 Sep 2019. The tender notice number is O - ZBD2019-11, while the TOT Ref Number is 35718893.
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Procurement Summary
Country : New Zealand
Summary : ZBD2019-11 Development of Electronic Automated Reporting System (EARS) to improve seabird bycatch monitoring
Deadline : 19 Sep 2019
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 35718893
Document Ref. No. : O - ZBD2019-11
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Erica Pope
048301556 New Zealand
Tender Details
Develop the Electronic Automated Reporting System (EARS) proof of concept through further development, ruggedization and at-sea trials. The opportunity lies in managing the declining population of seabirds by intervening with threats on the high seas. The current bycatch levels of seabirds, including the Antipodean Albatross is poorly known. We are concentrating on international distant water longline fishing fleets as what evidence there is indicates they are likely to be the major cause of Antipodean albatross mortality from incidental bycatch. While we acknowledge that other factors may play a role in their decline, reducing bycatch mortality is the one place that human intervention can be applied.