Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Program (WIT) Coordinator/Trainer

Deadline for written questions: 09.27.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 10.12.2023

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) to procure the professional services of a contractor to teach inspection and decontamination of zebra or quagga mussels (and other AIS) contaminated watercraft utilizing the “Uniform Minimum Protocols and Standards for Watercraft Interception Programs for Dreissenid Mussels in the Western United States.” The primary geographic focus of the project is for the Western US states. The contractor shall also assist in strategizing on how to effectively carry the WIT Program forward into the future and other tasks as deemed appropriate.

Posted: 09.19.2023

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Pacific Islands Logit Integration

Deadline for written questions: 08.11.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 08.25.2023

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is currently seeking to contract an experienced vendor for a multi-faceted initiative aimed at the modernization of electronic reporting related to fisheries landings and sales within territorial waters managed by WPacFIN.

Posted: 07.28.2023
Q&A Posted: 8.16.2023

Pacific Islands Logit Integration Q&A

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Vessel Needed for Pacific Halibut Semi-demersal Longline Study

Deadline for written questions: 03.20.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.29.2023

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) intends to charter one vessel for up to 8 sample days (depending on charter rate) to assist in a study comparing semi-demersal longline gear to conventional demersal longline gear and its effect on Pacific halibut and yelloweye rockfish catches in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Regulatory Area 2A. The timeline to complete this work is between 01 May and 31 October 2023. PSMFC will be responsible for designing the project and providing all scientific equipment needed for the project. A Contractor that can provide tori lines, 12-18 skates of groundline gear (each skate 1,800’ in total length), and a sufficient number of buoys, anchors, and flagsticks for the 12-18 skates is highly desired. PSMFC will supply the gangions (snap gear design), hook, floats for semi-demersal longline configuration, and all scientific equipment needed for the study. The captain and crew must be available during all scientific operations. To ensure full use of each sample day, the captain and crew should make any necessary transit arrangements to begin fishing operations at the start of each sample day. All fishing will occur during daylight hours.

Posted: 03.02.2023

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Coordinator for Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative

Deadline for written questions: 03.15.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.24.2023

 

PLCI, a recognized Fish Habitat Partnership (FHP) under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP), is seeking a half -time coordinator/staffer to work with the PLCI Steering Committee and its sub-committees to advance and further its mission and goals.

The PLCI is a collaboration of Native American tribes, federal, state, municipal and local agencies, and non-governmental organizations working to achieve long-term persistence of Pacific Lamprey, their habitats, and support their traditional tribal use throughout their historical range spanning the West Coast of North America. PLCI seeks to meet this mission by providing science, data, coordination, education, and funding to conserve and restore conditions for Pacific Lamprey.

 

Posted: 1.23.2023

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Coordinator for California Fish Passage Forum

Deadline for written questions: 05.10.2023
Deadline for submission of proposals: 05.15.2023

 

The California Fish Passage Forum (Forum), a recognized Fish Habitat Partnership (FHP) under National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP), is seeking a part-time coordinator to work with Forum membership in advancing and further developing the partnership. Additionally, with the assistance of a capable coordinator the Forum expects to develop a much stronger presence at all levels and increase interactions with the NFHP National Board and Staff along with other NFHP FHPs.

 

Posted: 4.27.2023

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Research using Remote Sensing via Aerial Systems to Survey Marine Coastal Pelagic Species

Deadline for written questions: 10.28.2022
Deadline for submission of proposals: 11.22.2022

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), in cooperation with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), will be issuing a $96,653 grant to fund a project that utilizes remote sensing to improve monitoring of Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) stocks along the California coast.

Since 2012, the CDFW has conducted the aerial California CPS Survey to document Pacific Sardine and Northern Anchovy in the nearshore waters of the Southern California Bight. This survey expanded to cover nearshore waters off Northern California beginning in summer of 2017. Surveys currently utilize trained visual observers to estimate fish biomass, and there is growing interest to digitize observations. Advances in photogrammetric cameras, sensors, and computer software allow for the potential to develop and apply a more rigorous and repeatable biomass estimate calculation to ensure standardization of long-term datasets. The goal of this project is to explore alternative data acquisition and processing methods using aerial systems (crewed or uncrewed) to collect imagery and process data to inform aerial
survey methodology. Survey data support CPS stock assessments and management.

Posted: 10.18.2022

Sardine Disaster QA

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Marine Aquaculture Pilot Projects

Deadline for written questions: 10.25.2022
Deadline for submission of proposals: 11.18.2022

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), in cooperation with and funding from the NOAA Fisheries, will be issuing approximately $594,000 in grants to fund marine aquaculture pilot projects focusing on sustainable aquatic farming techniques and regional business practices to grow U.S. domestic seafood.

Posted: 10.5.2022

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Electronic Logbook for West Coast Region Groundfish Fixed Gear Fisheries

Deadline for written questions: 5.20.2022
Deadline for submission of proposals: 6.3.2022

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is seeking to contract a vendor to develop a mobile electronic logbook for vessels participating in federal groundfish fisheries in the West Coast region using non-trawl gear. This mobile application will initially be for smart phones with likely future development for tablet and laptop. The application will allow vessel captains to record information about the timing and locations of where their gear is set in addition to catch information. Data must be stored locally when the vessel is outside of Wi-Fi or cellular networks. The application must be fully field tested and a production version ready for deployment in the fleet by December 1, 2022. While this current RFP is for the development of a smart phone app, it is anticipated that the electronic logbook will be expanded for tablet and laptop platforms.

Posted: 5.5.2022

Electronic Logbook RFP QA

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Research to Assess Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod Stock Conditions in Response to Warm Water and other Variable Ocean Conditions

Deadline for written questions: 4.29.2022
Deadline for Pre-Proposal submissions: 5.13.2022

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), in cooperation with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), will be issuing approximately $5.9 million in grants to fund projects that investigate ways to improve resiliency in Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Pacific Cod fisheries and mitigate the effects of future warm water
events.

Posted: 4.18.2022

Pacific Cod RFP QA

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Research to Assess the Productivity of Chignik Sockeye Salmon stocks and to Evaluate the Effects of the Disaster on Subsistence Users

Deadline for written questions: 4.29.2022
Deadline for Pre-Proposal submissions: 5.13.2022

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), in cooperation with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), will be issuing approximately $2.5 million in grants to fund projects that further our understanding of the cause of the 2018 Chignik Sockeye Salmon fishery failure, better understand the abundance and ecology of Chignik Sockeye Salmon, improve the ability of resource manages to identify future poor runs, understand the socioeconomic impacts of the fishery failure on communities in the region, and help managers and communities avoid and mitigate the impacts of future Chignik Sockeye Salmon fishery disasters that cannot be prevented.

Posted: 4.18.2022

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