Closed
Aerial Survey of Hector’s Dolphins
Tender ID: 603796
Tender Details
Organisation:
Tender #:
-
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
14 January 2026
Closing Date:
13 February 2026
Closing Time:
12:00 PM (NZ)
Tender Description
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is seeking to engage a qualified supplier to carry out an aerial survey of Hector’s dolphins along the east coast of the South Island. The primary objective of the survey is to update existing data on dolphin abundance to support conservation planning and management. The scope includes the provision of aircraft, equipment, and personnel capable of executing systematic aerial transects across designated survey zones, in accordance with established marine mammal survey protocols.
The scope also includes trialling digital image capture alongside observer-based methods to enable direct comparability.
Location
New Zealand
:
Auckland
:
Bay of Plenty
:
Canterbury
:
Chatham Islands
:
Gisborne
:
Hawke's Bay
:
Kermadec
:
Manawatu-Wanganui
:
Marlborough
:
Nelson
:
Northland
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Otago
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Southland
:
Subantartic
:
Taranaki
:
Tasman-Nelson
:
Three Kings
:
Waikato
:
Wellington
:
West Coast