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Tender description

This project will subject the main Welsh fisheries within Welsh waters out to 12nm to a MSC pre-assessment, the first stage, of a full assessment which will review targated fisheriesin the context of the MSC's principles and criteria of sustainable fishing, identify fisheries likely to comply with the MSC principles and criteria for ‘well managed fisheries’ and identify the main issues likely to prevent a fishery achieving MSC certification. Competitive tender Specification for a pre-MSC assessment of Welsh Fisheries Proposal: A pre-MSC assessment of specific Welsh Fisheries Client: Welsh Fishermen's Association Deadline for tender: 15.1.2018 Period of contract: To be agreed 1. Project proposal This project will subject the main Welsh fisheries within Welsh waters out to 12nm to a MSC pre-assessment, the first stage, of a full assessment which will review the fisheries listed below in the context of the MSC's principles and criteria of sustainable fishing, identify fisheries likely to comply with the MSC principles and criteria for ‘well managed fisheries’ and identify the main issues likely to prevent a fishery achieving MSC certification. The target fisheries (split into first & second order priorities) for review are shown in Table 1. 2. Scope of work There will be three elements to the project: an overview of each fishery; a pre-MSC assessment; and, action plans for two fisheries, which are described in more detail below. 2.1 Overview of each fishery A review of each of the target fisheries will include: — A description of the fishery; — A review of the target species; — The wider impact on the; — The main governance and management characteristics of the fishery. 2.2 Pre-MSC Assessment In accordance with MSC guidelines, the evaluation and score for each target fishery against each of the performance indicators will be undertaken for each of the 3 MSC principles together with justification and rationale. 2.3 Fisheries Improvement Plans Fisheries Improvement plans (FIP) for two Welsh fisheries will be based on the outcome of the pre-MSC assessment and detail specific actions and incorporate into an action plan for improvement linked to the MSC Performance Indicators (PI) and scoring Guideposts to increase scoring up to the SG80 level of best practice. Table 1. The target fisheries (first and second priority order) for assessment Species Gear Lobster (Hommarus gammarus) Pot Crab (Cancer pangurus) Pot Prawn (Palaemon serratus) Pot Whelk (Buccinum undatum) Pot Spider crab (Maja squinado) Pot Fixed net Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Fixed net Line Thornback ray (Raja clavata) Fixed net Otter trawl Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) Fixed net Otter trawl Blonde ray (Raja brachyura) Fixed net Otter trawl Spotted ray (Raja montagui) Fixed net Otter trawl Small-eyed ray (Raja micoocellata Fixed net Otter trawl Undulate ray (Raja undulata) Fixed net Otter trawl Species Gear Dover sole (Solea solea) Beam trawl Otter trawl Fixed net Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Beam trawl Otter trawl Fixed net Cod (Gadus morhua) Otter trawl Fixed net Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) Otter trawl Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Otter trawl Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) Fixed net Line Thornback ray (Raja clavata) Beam trawl Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) Beam trawl Blonde ray (Raja brachyura) Beam trawl Spotted ray (Raja montagui) Beam trawl Small-eyed ray (Raja micoocellata Beam trawl Undulate ray (Raja undulata) Beam trawl Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Fixed net Line Herring (Clupea harengus) Fixed net Line 3 quotation & costings The contractor should provide a quotation which details: — How the three elements of the project will be undertaken, by whom and time against each contributor; — A proposed schedule to include a timeline and quote for the first order priority and second order priority fisheries separately, key dates and estimated completion of draft report; — A schedule of rates; — Experience of undertaking pre- and full MSC assessments, FIPS and similar projects, together with confirmation of approved MSC assessor status; — References for all staff involved in the project to include relevant experience, knowledge and publications.