Salmon Egg Collection Project in Tatsamenie Lake, British Columbia
Solicitation number F5211-150100
Publication date
Closing date and time 2015/07/13 13:00 EDT
Description
Tatsamenie Lake is located at the headwaters of Tatsatua Creek, a tributary of the Sheslay River and in turn the Taku River. Tatsamenie Lake is accessible only by air. It is approximately 160 and 110 air km from Atlin and Telegraph Creek respectively, and 100 air km from Snettisham Hatchery in Juneau, Alaska. Sockeye escapements returning to Tatsamenie Lake are variable based on counts since 1985 at the Little Tatsamenie Lake weir. Tatsamenie Lake Sockeye migrate up the Taku River with peak numbers passing through the Little Tatsamenie Lake weir August 24 - September 5. Mean travel time is approximately 30 days. Historic return information and reporting is available from the Scientific Authority. The Tatsamenie Lake Sockeye egg take is part of a joint enhancement program of Transboundary rivers involving Canada and the United States. The Transboundary Rivers Annex of the Pacific Salmon Treaty outlines the enhancement objectives for the Taku River. The Tatsamenie Lake enhancement project has been completed annually since 1989. The enhancement project includes the collection of Sockeye Salmon brood stock from Tatsamenie Lake for egg takes and transfer of those eggs to Snettisham Hatchery in Alaska for incubation. Objectives Beginning in summer 2015, the Contractor is to operate the Tatsamenie Lake weir in order to collect eggs and milt from the Tatsamenie Lake Sockeye stock in B.C., fertilize on site, and transport the water hardened eggs to the Port Snettisham Hatchery in Alaska. In addition to this, during weir operation, information is to be collected including the description below. This is the first year of the proposed contract with an option to extend the contract annually in the 2016 and 2017 summer field seasons at the discretion of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The egg collection target may change annually based on DFO objectives determined through communication and collaboration with the Transboundary Technical Committee and Panel. For the 2015 season, the contractor will be required to supply 2.0 million, or a maximum of 30 percent of the Tatsamenie Lake sockeye spawning escapement, fertilised, water hardened, Sockeye eggs to the Snettisham hatchery.
Contract duration
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Trade agreements
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Address
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200 Kent St, Station 13E228Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6Canada
- Contracting authority
- LaForge, David
- Phone
- 506-452-2486
- Address
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301 Bishop DriveFredericton, NB, E3C 2M6CA
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Address
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200 Kent St, Station 13E228Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6Canada
Bidding details
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