ZBD2022-02B - The impacts of marine heatwaves on paua

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RFx ID :	26510185
Tender Name :	ZBD2022-02B - The impacts of marine heatwaves on paua
Reference # :	D - ZBD2022-02B (406952)
Open Date :	Thursday, 1 September 2022 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Thursday, 20 October 2022 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Department/Business Unit :	Fisheries New Zealand
Tender Type :	Award Notice (AN)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	14.9.c Only one supplier
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Lidia Maestroni 04 830 1564
Agency Address :

Studies on the effects of climate change to date have focused on long-term change in variables such as temperature and ocean acidification. An emerging gap is the immediate and potentially devastating effects of marine heatwaves that cause extreme temperature changes in surface waters. Sessile species like pāua are especially vulnerable to heatwave events since their growth and development are influenced by water temperature. Their primary food source, macroalgae, is also negatively impacted by warming waters. During recent marine heatwaves, some populations of pāua on the Chatham Islands exhibited signs of growth stunting and starvation. This project will provide a toolkit of bioindicators that to help understand the impacts of marine heatwaves on pāua condition. Understanding the mechanisms driving recovery or mortality in animals impacted by heatwaves can guide fishery management practices.

Overall Objective:

This project aims to analyse the potential causes of growth stunting in pāua sampled during a marine heatwave event in New Zealand.

Specific Objectives:
1. Complete a suite of analyses on pāua sampled before during and after a heatwave event as a case study to identify the likely causes of starvation observed in pāua.
2. Broader outcomes.

This tender has been awarded to:

• Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

Award Date: Thursday, 20 October 2022 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Thursday, 20 October 2022 12:09 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)