# CEFAS23-31 services to provide expert contribution on the development of catch rules for sustainable exploitation of data-limited fish stocks

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Defra Network eTendering Portal
- Contract winner: Sea\+\+
- Award value: £36,000
- Tender value: £36,000
- Award date: 9 March 2023
- Published: 9 March 2023
- Contract start: 10 October 2022
- Contract end: 30 September 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3b4854ad-7db1-4f6f-99b3-6be27fb2f782-622908
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a31af438-6216-4968-8774-078cac3348ad

## Description

Development of Catch rules for the sustainable exploitation of data-limited fish stocks to inform fisheries management advice and FMPs\. In particular provide support to deliverables of the project, including: 1\. development of R-Tools for application of data-limited catch rules for Cefas and external use, which could be integrated into ICES' TAF framework \[End date: 15 Feb 2025\] 2\. literature review and testing of catch rules applicable to stocks for which only catch/landings data and some life-history information is available \[End date: 15 Feb 2025\] 3\. methodological development of the framework for testing catch rules for very fast-growing stocks \(and including short-lived such as small pelagics\) \[End date: 15 Feb 2025\] 4\. development of operating models to test catch rules that use alternative sources of data \(e\.g\., spatial metrics and GES indicators\) \[End date: 15 Feb 2025\] 5\. contributions to ICES WKLIFE \[1-2 meetings per year for 2023-2025\]\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b4854ad-7db1-4f6f-99b3-6be27fb2f782-622908)