THIS IS NOT A CONTEST, ONLY INFORMATION THAT A CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED.
The Institute of Marine Research (the Contracting Authority) would like to hire a trawl vessel or a combined ring net/trawl vessel for a period of 14 days to test measuring amounts of the spawning stock of Barents Sea capelin during spawning.
The goal is to get the best possible quantity measurements of the capelin spawn stock in the Barents Sea, in order to evaluate whether this can be included in advice.
The mission is mainly an acoustic trawl mission with acoustic measurements along pre-set course lines and pelagic trawling where there are registrations. See the requirements on an echo sounder in a false keel. In addition, measurements will be taken with sonar.
The Institute of Marine Research will carry out quantity measurements of Barents Sea capelin during spawning in 2023 for 14 days during the period 26 February - 12 March. The mission starts in Tromsø and ends in Kirkenes.
Provided that the Contracting Authority receives the necessary financial grants, the length of the mission will be 14 days. The contracting authority will have the right to extend, shorten or offset the mission by up to 3 days with justifiable cause.
The vessels must be moored in Tromsø for up to one day just before the mission period starts as agreed with the contracting authority for the preparation and calibration of the equipment. This time must be calculated into the day rate for the mission. The vessels must be equipped with their own pelagic trawls and trawl doors for sampling the capelin.
The mission must be carried out as a trawl acoustic survey with fixed course lines in the spawning area for Barents Sea capelin in the area around Tromsø in the west to the area around Kirkenes in the east. Acoustic registrations will be trawled for taking samples of fish. In addition, CTD hydrographical stations will be carried out at regular intervals in the survey area.
The number of representatives on board from the contracting authority will be 5 people. The starting harbour for the mission is Tromsø, and the mission will end in Kirkenes.
Bunker must be included in the stated day price. Consumption is calculated in accordance with the following estimates for consumption for the mission, in number of days for:
trawling at a speed of 3 knots: 1 day
acoustic cover of the transect and in transit with a speed of 10 knots: 12 days
equipment calibration, CTD and other at 0 knots: 1 day
Emphasis is put on the fact that the operations pattern for bunker consumption is only an estimate based on the planned mission in question, and the expected activities are subject to change.
The missions will be executed in accordance with the set up and management of the Contracting Authority. The captain must instruct the crew of the vessel to follow instructions and implement work assignments, including rigging of gear and equipment, sampling and tagging, as directed by the mission leader or his representative, as long as this is in-line with the operation of the vessel. The captain will be responsible for ensuring that the work on board is carried out in a safe way and will also be responsible for safety on board. It is a prerequisite that the captain and crew deem that it is safe to carry out the work.
The vessel must have an available quota of 10 tonnes Barents Sea capelin. During the mission, up to 10 tonnes of capelin will be caught, which is taken from the vessel's own quota and considered non-saleable. Loss of turnover for the part of the catch that goes to research purposes will be compensated by the contracting authority. The compensation is calculated at the end of the year using the average annual price for the relevant target species. Prices are retrieved from Sildelaget and the catch is documented with a copy of the daily catch book.