Commercial Vessel to tag Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Tender description

At present a requirement exists for two separate charters of a fishing/angling vessel for a period of up to 10 days each to scout areas where Atlantic Bluefin tuna may be present and to capture a limited number of specimens for tagging. Each charter represents one Lot and Tenderers are invited to bid for one or more Lots. Vessels are invited to tender on the basis of their ability to undertake the survey schedule (Lot 1:10 days from the beginning of July 2020 through to end of August 2020; Lot 2: 10 days from the beginning of September through to mid-November 2020). The survey will operate on a daily basis leaving port early in the morning and returning late at night. This will be agreed with the skipper each day with the scientist in charge and will be weather dependent. The general area to be sampled will be the South West to North West Coast of Ireland.