Marine Aquaculture Pilot Projects

Deadline for written questions: 1.5.2018
Deadline for submissions: 2.1.2018
Q&A posted 1.16.2018

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), in cooperation and funding from the NOAA Fisheries Office of Aquaculture, will be issuing approximately $450,000 in grants to fund marine aquaculture pilot projects focusing on sustainable aquatic farming techniques and regional business practices to grow U.S. domestic seafood.

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Dec. 1, 2017 Analysis and Regulatory Development for Revisions to the American Fisheries Act and Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Catch Shares Programs in the Federal Fisheries Off Alaska

Deadline for written questions: 12.13.2017
Deadline for submissions: 12.29.2017
Q&A posted 12.21.2017

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) seeks a contractor to provide technical and analytical support necessary for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Region, to manage catch share programs in the federal fisheries off Alaska.

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Nov. 30, 2017 Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Support

Deadline for written questions: 11.28.2017
Deadline for submissions: 12.18.2017


PSMFC is seeking proposals to assist with data analytics and business intelligence (BI) support.

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Nov. 21, 2017 Development of a User-Friendly Web-Based Interface for a Fish Passage Barrier Remediation Tool

Deadline for written questions: 12.1.2017
Deadline for submissions: 12.15.2017


Develop a user-friendly web-based interface for OptiPass, a decision support tool used by the California Fish Passage Forum, by November of 2018.

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Nov. 16, 2017 Request for Proposals: Economic Data Report Data Verification Audit

Deadline for written questions: 8.21.2017
Deadline for submissions: 9.1.2017
Q&A posted 8.28.2017

PSMFC is soliciting cost proposals in this RFP for a contractor to implement and complete the third-party verification audit protocols as specified below for EDR forms submitted during calendar year 2016 and 2017 with a potential for annual contract renewal through 2021.

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Aug. 1, 2017 Professional Services: WEST COAST GROUNDFISH OBSERVER PROGRAM

Deadline for written questions: 7.28.2017
Deadline for submissions: 8.25.2017
RFP Updated 7.14.2017
Q&A posted 8.4.2017

The general goal of this task is to provide timely information by gear, area, and season on activities undertaken by the groundfish fleet.

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Jul. 3, 2017 Workshop Facilitation to Address Invasive Forms of Research on Cook Inlet Beluga Whales

Deadline for written questions: 5.19.2017
Deadline for submissions: 5.31.2017
Q&A posted 5.25.2017

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 that will coordinate with the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Alaska Region (AKR) Protected Resources Division (PRD) staff to plan and facilitate a workshop to address invasive forms of research on endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales (CIB).

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May. 8, 2017 Vessel Needed for Conservation Engineering Studies of Trawl Gear in the BS Pollock Fishery Evaluating Salmon Excluders, Behavior and Trawl Footrope

Deadline for written questions: 5.19.2017
Deadline for submissions: 6.9.2017


The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) has a requirement for a trawl vessel and crew to conduct studies in 2017 to evaluate the performance of trawl gear being utilized in Alaskan fisheries and fish behavior in those nets. The base charter will consist of 10 charter days, with an option for the PSMFC to extend the contract for up to 10 additional charter days and for one-year option periods (2018 and 2019).

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May. 1, 2017 Coordinator for Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) Request for Proposals

Deadline for written questions: 1.20.2017
Deadline for submissions: 2.3.2017
Q&A posted 1.25.2017

PMEP, 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 PMEP Board and its committees to advance and further its mission and goals.

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