4695 Entanglement of cetaceans in pot/trap lines and setnets and a review of potential mitigation methods

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	17709804
Tender Name :	4695 Entanglement of cetaceans in pot/trap lines and setnets and a review of potential mitigation methods
Reference # :	4965
Open Date :	Thursday, 21 July 2016 12:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Friday, 26 August 2016 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services 77000000 - Environmental Services 81000000 - Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	DOC Procurement Team procurement@doc.govt.nz Please direct all communication thorugh GETS
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :	N/A
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :

This project will aim to compile data from all available sources to characterise the nature and extent of cetacean interactions with commercial pot/trap lines and setnets. There are a number of sources of data on the occurrence of these entanglement events, including regional DOC records, Industry databases (such as the Ocean Snap database), and MPI databases.

In other countries where there is considerable risk to whales from pot line entanglement, a range of mitigation methods have been employed, including seasonal closures and gear modifications, some of which may or may not be applicable in the New Zealand scenario. An assessment of the current mitigation options available and their relevance to the New Zealand scenario would be beneficial if the risk to whales was deemed significant.

Project Objectives :
1. To characterise the nature and extent of entanglement of whale species in pot/trap lines and setnets in New Zealand and make recommendations on whether or not the current levels of risk warrant development or implementation of improved mitigation.
2. To identify and assess the current mitigation techniques for cetacean capture in the pot/trap lines and setnets both domestically and internationally and make recommendations as to their applicability in the New Zealand market.

This tender has been awarded to:

• Blue Planet Marine NZ Limited

Further Award Information:
Agency name: Department of Conservation
Agency address: National Office
13-27 Manners Street,
Wellington
Successful supplier’s name: Blue Planet Marine NZ
Successful supplier’s address: PO Box 3639, Richmond
Nelson, 7050, New Zealand
Description of the services or goods:
The services are to carry out a desktop based exercise that will aim to compile data from all available sources to:
1. Characterise the nature and extent of entanglement of cetacean species in pot/trap lines and setnets in New Zealand and make recommendations on whether or not the current levels of risk warrant development or implementation of improved mitigation.
2. Identify and assess the current mitigation techniques for cetacean capture in the pot/trap lines and setnets both domestically and internationally and make recommendations as to their applicability in the New Zealand market.
Please provide all the applicable tender codes:
70000000
77000000
Date the contract was awarded: 5 October 2016
Duration of the contract: 15 October 2016 – 30 June 2017
Estimated cost of the procurement: $10K-$50K
Type of procurement process: Open tender
Exemption justification: N/A

Award Date: Friday, 16 December 2016 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Friday, 26 August 2016 9:11 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)