The Canyons MCZ DY200 drop camera & AUV data analysis
Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO
- Published
- 8 August 2025
- Estimated value
- £160,000
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 047244-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05841f
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 71700000Monitoring and control services
- 71900000Laboratory services
- 73112000Marine research services
Description
NOC and JNCC will conduct a survey aboard the RSS Discovery (DY200) to gather evidence to monitor The Canyons MCZ and inform assessment of condition of the designated features of the site. The Canyons MCZ is in the far south-west corner of the UK continental shelf and is unique within the context of England's largely shallow seas due to its depth, sea-bed topography and the coral features it contains. The designated features of The Canyons MCZ are listed in Table 1. More information on The Canyons MCZ can be found in the JNCC site information centre (https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/the-canyons-mpa/). Table 1 Designated features of The Canyons MCZ Protected Feature Feature Type Deep-sea bed Broadscale marine habitat Cold-water coral reefs Marine habitat Coral gardens Marine habitat Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities Marine habitat JNCC has been invited to collect imagery and video data on an upcoming survey to the Canyons MCZ by the National Oceanographic Centre (NOC), aboard the RRS Discovery as part of the DY200 expedition. Figure 1 Location of The Canyons MCZ in the context of Marine Protected Areas proximal to the site with existing multibeam data from previous survey…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE INNOVATIONS LIMITED | £160,000 | 8 August 2025 |
Official publications
- FTS · 047244-2025 · 8 August 2025
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