Digital Aerial Seabird Surveys

Tender description

The Marine Institute, a semi State body, wishes to invite tenders for the supply of a Series of Seabird surveys in 4 areas of shallow inshore waters off the east coast of Ireland. Data is required on the distribution of seabirds, with emphasis on Common Scoter, in waters off the east coast of Ireland from Dundalk to Malahide in the north and Carnsore to Wicklow in the south. In addition population estimates of wading birds utilising intertidal habitats in Dundalk Bay is included. These data and imagery will be acquired using digital aerial survey. Deliverables include raw data, imagery, GIS files and where appropriate population estimates for each species. Counts of marine mammals by species and of fishing vessels encountered opportunistically during the survey should be in included. Depending on costs a time series of surveys will be completed in the area between November 2018 and March 2019. A full technical description is available in the attached Invitation to Tender document.