CEFAS21-79 RFQ for Marine underwater imagery analysis for Greater Haig Fras MCZ

Concepts

• analysis services
• lowestoft
• turner et al
• underwater imagery analysis
• analysis of seabed imagery
• imagery specification
• cend0719 ghfr imagery analysis specification
• megafauna analysis transects
• analysis
• greater haig fras mcz

Location

Description

The Contractor will undertake the analysis of seabed imagery (still images and video) collected on the CEND0719 survey from the Greater Haig Fras MCZ. - Analysis will be undertaken as set out in imagery specification provided for this work ('ANNEX A - CEND0719 GHFR imagery analysis specification',( as advertised at time of tender) and adhering to the NMBAQC Epibiota interpretation guidelines (Turner et al, 2016). - The online annotation software BIIGLE will be used to annotate video and still images as described in the imager specification. - Video tows are to be segmented into areas of continuous broadscale seabed habitat type greater than or equal to 5 m along transect distance. Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna analysis transects will be additionally analysed using frames taken from the video. - A minimum of 10% of the videos and stills should be re-analysed for QA purposes by the contractor and reported on. - An external QA (10% reanalysis) will be undertaken in advance of final data delivery. - The Contractor will produce an analysis report. - Substrate and taxonomic image reference collections are required . - A start-up meeting will be held with the Contractor within a fortnight of the contract being awarded. During the start-up meeting Cefas will provide guidance on use of BIIGLE in MPA projects if needed.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 71620000 - Analysis services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.