Research Contract Awarded to MRAG Ltd for Quantifying Costs of IUU Fishing to the UK
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AwardedResearch Contract Awarded to MRAG Ltd for Quantifying Costs of IUU Fishing to the UK
Awarded 15 May 2022
Ended 4y 2mo ago4mo term
Awarded 15 May 2022Expired 15 Sept 2022
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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to MRAG Ltd for research to quantify the financial, environmental, economic, and social impacts of illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing on the UK.
The project follows a 2021 systematic review commissioned by Defra that identified gaps in existing literature, which primarily relies on large-scale global estimates or low sample-size studies lacking statistical robustness.
The contract value is £36,595.
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