United Kingdom-Holytown, North Lanarkshire: CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably?
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| Contract Title: | United Kingdom-Holytown, North Lanarkshire: CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably? |
| Published Date: | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Notice Type: | Notice (ContractNotice) |
| Value Banding: | High Value |
| Delivery Point: | United Kingdom |
Description:
This challenge focuses on developing a method or tool to assess impacts of Marine Pen Fish Farms (MPFF) on the ecological communities of hard (rocky) seabeds and protected marine habitats where it is neither possible nor appropriate to take a grab sample. What we develop must be a non-invasive and preferably quantitative method to monitor ecological effects. The solution must be scientifically robust and must demonstrate the ability to detect whether MPFF operations remain within environmental l...