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Deadline for written questions: 04.18.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 05.2.2025
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), in cooperation with and funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, will be issuing approximately $510,000 in grants to fund efforts to plan a rapid response or deploy rapid response measures to a new detection of a potentially invasive species. Response efforts must target an aquatic invasive species, defined as non-native plants or animals that reside in fresh, wetland, estuarine, or marine waters.
Issue date: 04.04.2025
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Vessel Needed for Codend Study in Groundfish Bottom Trawl Fishery
Deadline for written questions: 04.18.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 05.2.2025
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) intends to charter one groundfish bottom trawl vessel for 12 sample days to test an experimental codend (termed FloMo) designed to reduce bycatch of juvenile sablefish and smaller-sized shortspine thornyhead (SSTH), Dover sole, and petrale sole in the West Coast groundfish bottom trawl fishery. The desired timeline to completed this work is between 01 July and 30 September 2025. 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, main wire, doors, sweeps, bottom trawl, and a 127 mm T90 codend. PSMFC will supply the experimental codend (Fig. 1). 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.
Issue date: 04.04.2025
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User Support and application development for the Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
Deadline for written questions: 03.28.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 04.23.2025
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) seeks a contractor to provide customer service user support and application development services for the Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) and integration of data to support catch accounting. The purpose of this project is to support timely and accurate reporting, data retrieval, and information integration to support management of fisheries off Alaska. This project will help build regional and national fishery information management systems with strong data quality and integrity.
Issue date: 03.21.2025
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Vessel Needed for Dungeness Crab Longline Gear Configuration Study
Deadline for written questions: 03.10.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.20.2025
The PSMFC intends to charter 1 to 2 Dungeness crab vessels (depending on charter rate) to test the efficacy of fishing longline-configured crab pots. If the project
budget cannot cover the charter costs of 2 vessels, then 1 vessel will be selected.Working directly with fishers, this project expects to identify configurations oflongline gear that can reduce the number of vertical lines in the water, and that can be easily applied to normal fishing operations. This project looks to fish upwards to 200 Dungeness crab pots (longline configured) per fishing trip across 5 fishing trips. However, the number of trips to be made may change depending on the charter ratesreceived. We also look to fish upwards to 200 Dungeness crab pots (single-pot rigged) per fishing trip to conduct a catch comparison analysis between the two gear configurations. If the size and layout of the charter vessel(s) is unable to handle this number of pots, then fewer pots will be fished. The duration of each fishing trip is anticipated to be 2 days. The timeline to complete this work is between 15 April and14 August 2025. Fishing will occur off the Oregon coast in depths upwards to 100 fathoms. The PSMFC has an Oregon Scientific Take Permit that will allow this research to fish longline-configured crab pots and at depths outside of 40 fathoms during the month of May.
Issue date: 02.20.2025
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Sturgeon Fishing Guide Tagging Program
Deadline for written questions: 02.28.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.14.2025
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is seeking up to eight (8) participating sturgeon fishing charter Captains/Guides (also referred to as “Contractor” or “Offeror”) to collect data on and implant Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT) tags into all White Sturgeon caught and released during regularly scheduled charter operations.
Issue date: 02.14.2025
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Supporting Commercial Fishing Industry Transition to Marked Fishing Line on the West Coast: Purchase and Distribution of Line
Deadline for written questions: 02.25.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.26.2025
PSMFC is seeking proposals for line purchase and distribution to fishermen, specifically for the California Commercial Dungeness Crab Fleet and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) line-marking requirements. The CA Dungeness crab fleet includes 500+ permits and each permit will be evaluated by the CDFW for eligibility to receive a one-time distribution of free line to help transition the fleet (and conversion costs) to using marked line in the fishery. This distribution will include a major push to equip the fleet prior to the start of the 2025-2026 fishing season (which starts November 15, 2025). The PSMFC will work closely with the Contractor (entity that is selected from this RFP) throughout the program to ensure that there is appropriate date, time, location opportunities for eligible Recipients to pick-up their allotment of free line at a centralized distribution location. The Vendor is the line manufacturer, as proposed and agreed upon in the contract. While this RFP and submitted proposals should focus on the California Commercial Dungeness Crab Fleet needs, there is a possibility that in the near future this RFP may be expanded to purchase marked line for other fisheries sectors.
Issue date: 2.14.2025
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Vessel Needed for White Sturgeon Setline Survey Operations
Deadline for written questions: 02.24.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.6.2025
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is seeking up to three (3) Contractors (hereafter “Contractor” or “Offeror”) to furnish approved vessels, the necessary crew, materials, operating equipment, and services to perform the following Statement of Work/Specifications.
Issue date: 2.10.2025
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Near Surface Pelagic Trawl Survey
Deadline for written questions: 02.21.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 03.7.2025
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) has a requirement for a fishing vessel to conduct a mid-water to near-surface pelagic trawl survey of juvenile salmonids and associated fishes, neuston, plankton, and other biological and physical oceanographic measurements off Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. The PSMFC will supply the trawl net and doors and all other scientific equipment. All charters will begin or end in Astoria, OR. However, other ports (e.g., Port Angeles, WA) may be used if both parties (Contracting Officer and Contractor) agree to the change. The same is true if Option days are exercised.
Posted: 01.24.2025
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Sample Recruitment for a Push-to-Web Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Survey
Deadline for written questions: 02.04.2025
Deadline for submission of proposals: 02.28.2025
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) are requesting proposals for assistance with a push-to-web survey research project that collects information to estimate the economic value of recreational saltwater fishing trips in Alaska, in order to understand the factors that affect participation in, and demand for, these trips by Alaska resident and non-resident anglers. The web-based survey will collect stated and revealed preference information to allow estimation of recreational fishing demand and to assist in understanding angler preferences for different types of saltwater fishing opportunities.
Posted: 01.15.2025
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