Consultancy: Fisheries Management Guidance for Community Workers
INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS
BACKGROUND
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is an international
organisation that provides technical and policy advice and assistance,
training and research services to its Pacific Island members. SPC works
in a wide range of sectors with the aim of achieving three development
outcomes - sustainable economic development, sustainable natural
resource management and development, and sustainable human and social
development.
SPC's headquarters are in Noumea, New Caledonia. It has regional offices
in Suva, Fiji Islands, and Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
(FSM), and country offices in Honiara, Solomon Islands and Port Vila,
Vanuatu. Additional information on SPC, particularly regarding its work
in specific sectors, can be found on its website: www.spc.int.
SPC's Coastal Fisheries Programme (CFP) helps to develop the capacities
of member Pacific Island countries and territories to assess, harvest,
develop, manage and conserve their marine resources through advice and
training by skilled fishers, post-harvest specialists, scientists,
managers, aquaculture specialists and planners. CFP supports the
sustainable development of the region's fisheries at the artisanal and
small- and medium-scale commercial levels through the provision of
assessment, development and management advice, technical assistance, and
vocational and scientific training at national and regional levels, as
well as the dissemination of relevant information.
CFP in collaboration with NGOs and the LMMA network are producing a
series of information sheets to assist community workers when advising
communities of appropriate fisheries management options. This guidance
is intended to be used in the support and promotion of community-based
resource management approaches that are now becoming widespread in the
Pacific Islands region. The initial series of information sheets will
cover eight finfish families and eight invertebrate families or species
(see table below) that are important for both food security and
livelihoods and are common across the region.
Finfish families Invertebrate families/species
Serranidae (groupers and rock cods) Holothurians (sea cucumbers)
Siganidae (rabbitfish) Tridacnid clams
Lethrinidae (emperors) Trochus
Scaridae (parrotfish) Mangrove crab
Lutjanidae (reef snappers) Lobsters
Carangidae (trevallies) Coconut crab
Mugilidae (mullet) Octopus
Acanthuridae (surgeonfish) Green snail
CFP will be responsible for the formatting and layout of each
information sheet including the provision of fish photos and the
production of line diagrams. Each information sheet will be a double
sided A4 sheet covering the basic information and advice needed by
community workers, which should be explained in plain language and
easily understood by persons using English as a second or third
language. SPC will also undertake the final editing of the materials
before formatting and layout takes place, and will hold the copyright.
Consultancy
This consultancy will be a desk study to provide the text covering the
five points below for each of the eight finfish families and eight
invertebrate families/species. The text for each sheet should be around
1.5 pages in 11 point Times New Roman font. In addition, sketches of
lifecycles will be needed so that SPC can draw these for inclusion in
the final sheet.
The basic information needed for each of the 16 families or species will
cover:
a) Basic biology including the number of species in the family and
any substantial differences among them that may affect management
advice.
b) Main habitats or locations where they are found or which may be
important in different life cycle stages.
c) Main fishing methods for harvest.
d) The lifecycle of the family/species highlighting any time in the
cycle that they become vulnerable to fishing, or other behaviors that
makes them vulnerable to fishing or predisposed to particular management
tools.
e) Practical management options that communities can implement to
achieve sustainability - this should also provide warning of any
commonly applied management tools that are NOT appropriate.
The consultant(s) will be contracted for around 20 days to complete this
work and the ceiling for bids is Euro 10,000.
Submission of proposals:
Interested consultant(s) should submit their proposals as follows:
(i) A statement of methodology (not more than 2 pages) outlining the
competence of the consultant to carry out this work.
(ii) Provide a sample of similar fisheries awareness materials
produced or a 1-2 page template with sketch graphics for one of the
above fish families
(iii) A CV of no more than 6 pages for the consultant, or each
consultant.
(iv) A quotation for the cost of the consultancy. This may include a
proposed payment schedule, noting that SPC will not pay more than 50% of
fees before acceptance of the final information sheets.
Proposals should be submitted to the Director of Fisheries, Aquaculture
and Marine Ecosystems (FAME), Secretariat of the Pacific Community, BP
D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia before 5.00 p.m. Noumea time on
Friday 30 April 2011. Proposals submitted by email should be sent to
HeleneL@spc.int and should request an acknowledgement of receipt
BACKGROUND
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is an international
organisation that provides technical and policy advice and assistance,
training and research services to its Pacific Island members. SPC works
in a wide range of sectors with the aim of achieving three development
outcomes - sustainable economic development, sustainable natural
resource management and development, and sustainable human and social
development.
SPC's headquarters are in Noumea, New Caledonia. It has regional offices
in Suva, Fiji Islands, and Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
(FSM), and country offices in Honiara, Solomon Islands and Port Vila,
Vanuatu. Additional information on SPC, particularly regarding its work
in specific sectors, can be found on its website: www.spc.int.
SPC's Coastal Fisheries Programme (CFP) helps to develop the capacities
of member Pacific Island countries and territories to assess, harvest,
develop, manage and conserve their marine resources through advice and
training by skilled fishers, post-harvest specialists, scientists,
managers, aquaculture specialists and planners. CFP supports the
sustainable development of the region's fisheries at the artisanal and
small- and medium-scale commercial levels through the provision of
assessment, development and management advice, technical assistance, and
vocational and scientific training at national and regional levels, as
well as the dissemination of relevant information.
CFP in collaboration with NGOs and the LMMA network are producing a
series of information sheets to assist community workers when advising
communities of appropriate fisheries management options. This guidance
is intended to be used in the support and promotion of community-based
resource management approaches that are now becoming widespread in the
Pacific Islands region. The initial series of information sheets will
cover eight finfish families and eight invertebrate families or species
(see table below) that are important for both food security and
livelihoods and are common across the region.
Finfish families Invertebrate families/species
Serranidae (groupers and rock cods) Holothurians (sea cucumbers)
Siganidae (rabbitfish) Tridacnid clams
Lethrinidae (emperors) Trochus
Scaridae (parrotfish) Mangrove crab
Lutjanidae (reef snappers) Lobsters
Carangidae (trevallies) Coconut crab
Mugilidae (mullet) Octopus
Acanthuridae (surgeonfish) Green snail
CFP will be responsible for the formatting and layout of each
information sheet including the provision of fish photos and the
production of line diagrams. Each information sheet will be a double
sided A4 sheet covering the basic information and advice needed by
community workers, which should be explained in plain language and
easily understood by persons using English as a second or third
language. SPC will also undertake the final editing of the materials
before formatting and layout takes place, and will hold the copyright.
Consultancy
This consultancy will be a desk study to provide the text covering the
five points below for each of the eight finfish families and eight
invertebrate families/species. The text for each sheet should be around
1.5 pages in 11 point Times New Roman font. In addition, sketches of
lifecycles will be needed so that SPC can draw these for inclusion in
the final sheet.
The basic information needed for each of the 16 families or species will
cover:
a) Basic biology including the number of species in the family and
any substantial differences among them that may affect management
advice.
b) Main habitats or locations where they are found or which may be
important in different life cycle stages.
c) Main fishing methods for harvest.
d) The lifecycle of the family/species highlighting any time in the
cycle that they become vulnerable to fishing, or other behaviors that
makes them vulnerable to fishing or predisposed to particular management
tools.
e) Practical management options that communities can implement to
achieve sustainability - this should also provide warning of any
commonly applied management tools that are NOT appropriate.
The consultant(s) will be contracted for around 20 days to complete this
work and the ceiling for bids is Euro 10,000.
Submission of proposals:
Interested consultant(s) should submit their proposals as follows:
(i) A statement of methodology (not more than 2 pages) outlining the
competence of the consultant to carry out this work.
(ii) Provide a sample of similar fisheries awareness materials
produced or a 1-2 page template with sketch graphics for one of the
above fish families
(iii) A CV of no more than 6 pages for the consultant, or each
consultant.
(iv) A quotation for the cost of the consultancy. This may include a
proposed payment schedule, noting that SPC will not pay more than 50% of
fees before acceptance of the final information sheets.
Proposals should be submitted to the Director of Fisheries, Aquaculture
and Marine Ecosystems (FAME), Secretariat of the Pacific Community, BP
D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia before 5.00 p.m. Noumea time on
Friday 30 April 2011. Proposals submitted by email should be sent to
HeleneL@spc.int and should request an acknowledgement of receipt
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