Continuation of the Gill Net Acoustic Monitoring Project
What the buyer wrote
This study will continue to investigate porpoise movements around static nets. It will seek to answer questions, including: is there independent evidence that they can detect nets (i.e. deliberate avoidance); how often do they come very close to nets; are they feeding on or near nets; and does the presence other species (dolphins) affect the way they behave? This will enhance our understanding to the causes of bycatch and will help in the development of effective bycatch mitigation measures. Reducing bycatch in UK waters is an Ministerial priority and has been publicly committed to on several occasions in recent months. Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses…
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- What the buyer calls it
- Continuation of the Gill Net Acoustic Monitoring Project
- How they are buying
- Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
- Type
- services
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 22 Feb 2019
- Work ends
- 31 Dec 2020
- Kind of work
- Research, evaluation and insight
Who the buyer named
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