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Preparation of national tuna fisheries development and management plan

Deadline

March 4, 2022

Closed
Published on February 16, 2022 at 12:00 AMModified on June 12, 2026 at 02:39 PM

Key information

Type
IT & Télécom
Procuring Entity
Ministry of Finance, Trade and the Blue Economy
Location
🇸🇨 Seychelles
Deadline
March 4, 2022 at 12:00 AMClosed
Estimated Value
Not disclosed
Language of Notice
English

Description

SEYCHELLES FISHING AUTHORITY

Country:SeychellesName of Project Implementation:
Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish3)Project No.P155642
Name of Consulting Assignment:Seychelles National Tuna Development and Management PlanThe Seychelles archipelago is a focal point for tuna fishing and related activities in the Indian Ocean with an EEZ covering a surface area of more than 1.3 million km². This sizeable marine space is a rich fishing ground, which includes the migratory routes of important large pelagic tuna and tuna like species where a total of about 70,000 metric tons of tropical tuna are caught. This gives agents of distant water fleets the incentive to engage in agreements that grant them authorized access to fish within the Seychelles’ jurisdiction. As such, tuna fisheries represent a key economic driver providing important revenue, jobs, food security, and foreign exchange to the country.In recent years, concerns have grown over the long-term sustainability of the Indian Ocean’s tuna stocks. Currently, the guiding principles for the fisheries sector is the Seychelles Fisheries Policy and Strategy 2019 with the overall goal of providing effective, efficient, transparent, and accountable service delivery. In addition, there is the Fisheries Comprehensive Plan 2019 produced by the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture to guide the future actions and spearhead the development of the fisheries sector for the next three years. Given that this plan lapsed in 2021, this national tuna development and management plan presents a new vision for the future with goals and objectives for the Seychelles tuna fishing industry and all fisheries-related activities.Presently the development of the Seychelles tuna fishing industry lacks clear strategies (e.g. concerning development pathways for foreign vessels access agreements versus policies for domestication). Whilst maintaining the same level of access agreement, the domestic fleet both of foreign origin is expanding exponentially straining the available resources. This in itself results in conflicts between resource users in various subsectors of the industry. The assignment will assess existing access agreements and present options for maximizing economic benefit from those agreements whilst at the same time provide policy options for either mutual co-existence or a transition from access agreement towards domestication of the tuna fishing industry.The main objectives of the assignment are to:• To identify 10-year development pathways and prepare a development plan for the Seychelles tuna-fishing and post-harvest sectors, in line with the fisheries policies in place and with best international standards, informed by biological, social, and economic analyses and taking into consideration the development aspirations of relevant stakeholders.• To develop a 5-year Seychelles sustainable tuna management plan in-line with stock status, IOTC Conservation, and Management Measures, including the current IOTC YFT rebuilding plan and national policies and ocean governance such as Marine Spatial Plan.For this assignment, SFA is seeking a firm with the following profile and specific qualifications:• Company profile demonstrating at least 10 years proven experience in the fields of fisheries development, assessment and management.• Company profile demonstrating proven experience in assessing strengths and weaknesses, designing development and management plans, and determining resource rent with previous experiences in fisheries sector advantageous.• Understanding of the inner workings of both regional and local tuna fisheries and industry.• The Company will comprise experts holding the following qualifications and experience:• Key expert 1: Master’s degree in fisheries science, or equivalent, with at least 7 years of proven experience in fisheries development, assessment, and management.• Key expert 2: Master’s degree in economics with at least 7 years of proven experience in economic planning, natural resource economics or social sciences.• Key expert 3: Master’s degree in statistics or econometrics with at least 7 years proven experience in quantitative data analysis.• Key expert 4: Master’s degree in law or policy development with at least 7 years proven experience in maritime or fisheries legislations.• Key expert 5: Master’s degree in media and communication, education or related fields, with at least 7 years proven experience in developing education and awareness campaign for natural resources management.• Non-key experts with administrative, logistical, and backstopping functions• Local expertise recruited to the team as key or non-key experts would be advantageous.• Key experts should possess:• Strong analytical, report writing, oral communication skills and ability to work with minimal supervision.• Excellent interpersonal skills for interacting with government and other stakeholders, and in facilitating stakeholder engagement.• Full proficiency in English is a requirement and working knowledge of French and Creole would be advantageous.• Experience with working in Seychelles and/or the Western Indian Ocean region.• Previous experience in developing fisheries management and development plans would be advantageous.Application ProcessThe Seychelles Fishing Authority is now inviting consultancy firms to indicate their interest in this assignment. Expressions of Interest (EOI) shall consist of a cover letter and curriculum vitae. The deadline for submission of EOI is Friday 4th March 2022 at 15h 30 and should be clearly marked using the Subject Line ‘‘SEYCHELLES NATIONAL TUNA DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN”. Interested applicants may obtain further details and a full TOR by submitting an email enquiry to Mrs. Meggy Tirant on [email protected] of SWIOFish3.The procurement process will be Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) and will be conducted according to the World Bank guidelines for selection and employment of consultant, Ed 2011 revised July 2014 and the services contracted through the Department of Blue Economy (SWIOFish3 Coordination on behalf of Government).World Bank policy requires that consultants provide professional, objective, and impartial advice and at all times hold the client’s interests paramount, without any consideration for future work, and that in providing advice they avoid conflicts with other assignments and their own corporate interests. Consultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients, or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interest of the Borrower.EOIs should be delivered by email to:Mr Nichol ElizabethChief Executive OfficerSeychelles Fishing AuthorityP.O. Box 449Fishing PortMaheSeychellesEmail: [email protected] cc: [email protected]; [email protected]

Tender Timeline

  1. Publication

    February 16, 2022

  2. Bid Submission Deadline

    March 4, 2022

  3. Evaluation & Award

    Pending

  4. Contract Signature

    Pending

Procuring Entity

Procuring Entity
Ministry of Finance, Trade and the Blue Economy
Country
Seychelles
Contact person
Jan Robinson
Email
[email protected]
Phone
+248 2616044

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