CLOSED: Sub-yearling Chinook Salmon Ocean Project RFP

Submission deadline passed.

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) intends to charter one purse seine vessel to participate in a fisheries research project investigating the distribution and abundance of sub-yearling Chinook salmon north and south of the Columbia River. The project will be in collaboration with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) employees from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and Oregon State University.

The total number of sampling days is expected to be 16; 4 days/month starting in late June through Sept/October 2012 depending on vessel availability and weather conditions. These dates are subject to change based upon weather, logistical, or other contingencies. Loading and unloading for the charter will be conducted in Astoria/Warrenton OR.

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Original posting date: 3.1.2012