Charter for Anglerfish Survey Rockall and Scottish West Coast

Descriptions

Marine Scotland invites a tender from demersal trawlers of overall length greater than 25.9 metres to undertake a single trawl anglerfish survey of Rockall and Scottish West Coast. The charter will be of 14 days duration, starting 23rd April 2023 from a North or North West Scottish Port (at the discretion of overseeing scientist and master). The vessel will end the charter and land all catch in the port of departure on 6th May 2023. Fishing will be carried out in Rockall and Scottish West Coast as instructed by participating scientific staff. A purpose built monkfish trawl will be supplied but the vessel must supply all other towing gear such as warps, sweeps, trawl doors etc. All fishing gear belonging to the vessel is operated at the owner’s risk. All details of the tenders received will be treated in strict confidence. The survey is scheduled to take 12 days at sea, sampling up to 6 hauls per day and travelling in the region of 1300 nm in total.