BÂTIMENT POUR UNE ÉTUDE EXPÉRIMENTALE SUR LES OISEAUX MARINS – au large de St. John’s, T. N. L.

Environment Canada requires a vessel for two separate 1-day experimental seabird surveys, in an area approximately 20 nautical miles offshore from St. John’s, Newfoundland (‘the survey area’).

The vessel will provide transportation to the survey area and follow provided search grid coordinates at a set speed (10 nautical miles per hour) for 8 hours while seabird observers on the bridge attempt to re-sight drift blocks and dead seabirds (previously deployed by another vessel) from the bridge. The objective is to determine how visible dead seabirds are on an open sea by experienced and inexperienced observers. Survey area, search grid coordinates, and survey speed will be confirmed by departmental representatives prior to sailing.