Monitoring plastic in the stomach of the seahorse 2026-2030

Description

Tenderers shall collect dead seahorses belonging to the sea areas north sea (OSPAR region II) and the Norwegian Sea/Barents Sea (OSPAR region I). The birds shall be autopsyed/dissected and the plastic content in the abdomen shall be counted, weighed and characterised. The data shall be reported to the Contracting Authority's Water Environment Database and divided with OSPAR in the current format. The estimated contract value for assignments including options is NOK 2,000,000 - 3,000,000. Questions to the tender contest will not be answered in weeks 27, 28 and 29 due to holidays.