Fisheries and Ocean Canada (DFO), Pacific Region, intends to establish a Standing Offer for a variety of salmon fisheries assessment services to be carried out within the South Coast Area of British Columbia, Canada. The south coast area includes Vancouver Island, Mainland Inlets and Sunshine Coast. The types of services that may be needed are described in detail below but could include interviewing to determine fishing activity profiles, catch per unit of effort (CPUE), mark rate and catch verification, fishery monitoring, effort counts, or biosampling in First Nation, commercial and / or recreational fisheries. The Standing Offer will be to provide services on an AS AND WHEN REQUESTED BASIS.
Standing offers are not a guarantee of business and Fisheries and Oceans Canada is not obligated to use these services. A Standing Offer will be for 1 year with an additional 2 option years at the discretion of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
