Sanitary Surveys & Reviews for Bivalve Mollusc Harvesting in England and Wales
Contract Value:
GBP 300K -
Notice Type:
Contract Notice
Published Date:
19 December 2024
Closing Date:
31 January 2025
Location(s):
UK UNITED KINGDOM
Description:
The FSA conducts sanitary surveys to identify and evaluate pollution sources for the classification of live bivalve mollusc production and relaying areas in England and Wales.
Sanitary Surveys & Reviews for Bivalve Mollusc Harvesting in England and Wales. The FSA is the competent authority responsible for the classification of live bivalve mollusc (shellfish) production and relaying areas. Where a decision in principle is made to classify; the FSA is obliged to carry out several specific actions collectively termed a sanitary survey.
The sanitary survey is an identification and evaluation of pollution sources to inform the siting of monitoring points and a sampling plan which in turn inform the initial and ongoing classification of individual zones within an area.