Trialling LED mitigation in setnet fisheries to assess effect on target fish species catch and protected species bycatch

Closed

Trialling LED mitigation in setnet fisheries to assess effect on target fish species catch and protected species bycatch

Tender ID: 572114

Tender Details

Organisation:

Ministry for Primary Industries

Tender #:

O - PRO2024-03

Status:

Closed

Publish Date:

8 November 2024

Closing Date:

10 January 2025

Tender Description

MPI is looking for a research provider to provide green (500 nm) LED lights, training and data analysis for a trial to assess green LEDs as a potential mitigation technology for use in setnet fisheries. The aim of this trial will be to assess the effect this mitigation technology has on target fish species catch and protected species bycatch.

Location

New Zealand : Auckland : Bay of Plenty : Canterbury : Chatham Islands : Gisborne : Hawkes Bay : Manawatu-Wanganui : Marlborough : Nelson : Northland : Otago : Southland : Taranaki : Tasman-Nelson : Waikato : Wellington : West Coast