Ship chartering services

Tender description

The Scottish Ministers invites tenders from pelagic fishing vessels, of overall length greater than 55 m, to undertake an acoustic survey for mackerel north of Scotland in the area bounded by 58°N to 63°N and 05°W to 5°E. The charter will be 10 days duration starting 14.11.2016 with mobilisation and demobilisation taking place in Scrabster. Fishing operations may take place in UK, Faroes and Norwegian waters. Instead of a monetary payment, the Owner will be allocated a fishing quota. Mackerel landed by the Vessel as a result of fishing operations undertaken during the period of this charter will be allocated to the national allocation of fishing quota made available for scientific purposes, up to a maximum equivalent value of the agreed daily charter rate multiplied by 10 days. Any fish landed above the maximum weight will be recorded against the quota allocation of the Vessel. The Scottish Ministers wish to charter a vessel for 10 days to undertake a mackerel acoustic survey in the North of Scotland.