OYS2020-01 Foveaux Strait oyster abundance, Bonamia and bycatch surveys and stock assessment

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Tender Closed
RFx ID :	23504482
Tender Name :	OYS2020-01 Foveaux Strait oyster abundance, Bonamia and bycatch surveys and stock assessment
Reference # :	C - OYS2020-01
Open Date :	Friday, 23 October 2020 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Friday, 13 November 2020 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	14.9.i Secondary procurement
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Rachel Pollock
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Overall Objectives:
1. To evaluate the current abundance and biomass of oysters in the OYU 5 fishery and to evaluate current and expected oyster mortality from Bonamia infection for the fishing years 2020, 2021, and 2022.

2. To evaluate the current status of the prevalence and intensity of Bonamia in the OYU 5 fishery for the fishing years 2020, 2021, and 2022.

3. To conduct a bycatch survey that will provide estimates of current bycatch levels where the fishery occurs for the fishing years 2020, 2021, and 2022.

4. To conduct a stock assessment for OYU 5 in the 2021 fishing year.

Specific Objectives:
1. Using a stratified random sampling design estimate the current recruited abundance and biomass of oysters within the area of the commercial Foveaux Strait oyster fishery, with a target C.V. of ≤ 20%.

2. Using a stratified random sampling design estimate the annual mortality from Bonamia within the area of the commercial Foveaux Strait oyster fishery.

3. Using a stratified random sampling design estimate the prevalence and intensity of Bonamia within the area of the commercial Foveaux Strait oyster fishery.

4. Review all qPCR procedures prior to undertaking any analysis of tissue samples at the beginning of each fishing year’s survey.

5. To sample the commercial catch for length data during for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fishing years.

6. Conduct a bycatch survey to provide estimates of bycatch levels of the fishery for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fishing years.

7. To update the most recent standardised CPUE analysis for OYU 5.

8. To conduct a stock assessment in OYU 5 to estimate the status of the stocks in 2021–22.

This tender has been awarded.

• National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd - 301, Evans Bay Parade, Wellington, 6021, NEW ZEALAND

Award Date: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Friday, 5 February 2021 3:37 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)