Deadline for written questions: 4.18.2022
Deadline for Proposal submissions: 4.25.2022

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 testing modified circle hooks to reduce yelloweye rockfish bycatch in the West Coast directed Pacific halibut longline fishery (International Pacific Halibut Commission [IPHC] Regulatory Area 2A). The timeline to complete this work is between 01 June and 30 September 2022. PSMFC will be responsible for designing the project and providing all scientific equipment needed for the project. The Contractor agrees to furnish a vessel, crew, tori lines, 8 skates (each 1,800 feet in total length and without gangions attached), and a sufficient number of buoys, and anchors for the 8 skates. PSMFC will supply the gangions (snap gear design), hooks to be tested, bait (chum salmon or equivalent), 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: 4.8.2022

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Deadline for written questions: 11.10.2021
Deadline for Proposal submissions: 12.3.2021

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) seeks a contractor to prepare the analysis and implementation plan necessary for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Region, to implement monitoring programs in the federal fisheries off Alaska. PSMFC was formed by Congress more than 60 years ago and helps resource agencies, including NMFS, to manage fisheries and implement fishery management programs. This project will support NMFS in the implementation of monitoring programs that include fishery management plan amendments and regulatory amendments authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).

Posted: 11.1.2021

Economic Analysis for EM and Observers RFP QA

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Deadline for written questions: 10.22.2021
Deadline for Pre-Proposal submissions: 11.19.2021

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 $656,734 in grants to fund projects that investigate ways to improve resiliency in California’s urchin fisheries and mitigate the effects of kelp loss.

Four areas of interest include:

1. Kelp forest restoration.
Specific projects of interest include restoration, rehabilitation, and enhancement of kelp forest ecosystems promoting immediate and long-term recovery.
2. Marketing. Specific projects of interest include evaluation of strategies to add value to red sea urchin and further develop markets for purple sea urchin including non-consumptive products.
3. Recruitment Studies.
Specific projects of interest include assessment and evaluation of the factors affecting recruitment of sea urchin and keystone invertebrate predators within kelp ecosystems.
4. Socioeconomic assessments.
Specific projects would contribute to an increased understanding of the red sea urchin fishery collapse, its effect on localized economies within the California fishing communities and inform strategies to better mitigate against future losses in the fishery.

Posted: 10.08.2021

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Deadline for written questions: 09.17.2021
Deadline for submission: 09.29.2021

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is the third party data collection agent for NOAA Fisheries Economic Data Report (EDR) and other social and economic survey data collection programs for federally managed fisheries off Alaska. Under a grant from NOAA, PSMFC provides administrative and IT infrastructure support for the collection of mandatory annual EDR data from regulated, federally licensed participants in associated Alaska fisheries, in addition to various periodic or one-time survey projects.

PSMFC is seeking to subcontract with an information technology (IT) company to provide support in the following key areas:

* maintain and develop secure online data collection web application using Microsoft .NET and supporting development tools;
* maintain and develop XML and relational database schemas and scripted database management procedures in Oracle, monitor automated ETL processes, and conduct routine data process QA/QC audit procedures;
* provide ongoing technical support to PSMFC during periods of active user access to web application to ensure that application remains operational and data integrity is maintained, and address critical technical issues rapidly and efficiently

Posted: 09.01.2021

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