Summary
The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, training to do the following: Task 1: Project Kickoff & Sample Coordination: Participate in a virtual kickoff meeting with NOAA Fisheries scientists to finalize the sampling protocol, data sharing plans, and project milestones. Receive and catalog up approximately 250-350 fin clip samples for each of the species: haddock, Atlantic cod, black sea bass. Additionally, receive and catalog approximately 20-40 goosefish fin clips. Samples will be delivered in person by the NEFSC, representing a full demographic and age spectrum of the target species. An ability to develop, test, and apply using regional species is necessary for the NEFSC to contribute high-quality demographic data and samples to the
vendor. See attached file.