Assessment of Bycatch of Protected Species in UK Fisheries

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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to University of St Andrews for the assessment of bycatch of protected species in UK fisheries.

The work includes monitoring the effectiveness of acoustic deterrent devices in reducing bycatch, identifying specific fisheries and gear types causing bycatch, monitoring a range of fisheries including those not required under Regulation 812/2004 but where cetacean bycatch is likely to occur at levels warranting monitoring under Article 12 of the Habitats Directive, and monitoring bycatch levels in certain fisheries, gear types and areas to extrapolate data to reflect actual fishery effort and indicate overall bycatch scale with confidence limits.

The contract value is £487,046.