Outer Thames Inshore Surveys for North Sea Sole Stock Assessment
Cefas · Awarded contract
AwardedOuter Thames Inshore Surveys for North Sea Sole Stock Assessment
Awarded 31 Jul 2023
Awarded31 Jul 2023
Value£104,775.00
SupplierValkyrie Fish Company Ltd
AgencyCefas
RegionSouth East
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3mo ago3y term
Awarded 31 July 2023Expired 30 July 2026
About
Cefas awarded a contract to Valkyrie Fish Company Ltd for two seasonal surveys in the Outer Thames to address data gaps in the North Sea sole stock assessment.
The surveys, each up to 7 days, used a standardised 2 or 3 m beam trawl at fixed locations to collect abundance-at-age data for juvenile sole and information on the wider fish assemblage, including small demersal fish, shellfish, and selected invertebrates.
The contract value was AUD 104,775.
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