Solway Firth Cockle Fisheries Science Study: Management Investigation.

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Marine Scotland will be testing a territorial users rights for fisheries which is a system that allocates an area of sea to a specified group, often community organised, who then undertake further allocations within that group for a set period of time to sustainably manage the stock.Marine Scotland wish to test this management approach to achieve the sustainable harvest of cockles whilst encouraging a long term management ethos within the fishery.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=273911The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=273911Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.