*Addendum 1 has been added. See attached for additional information.
The Contractor shall provide to the CDFW, services in accordance with the specifications, terms, and conditions contained herein. Rates shall include all Contractor costs including but not limited to labor, transportation, travel, parking and all other overhead expenses.
The Contractor will complete quantitative surveys of commercially and recreationally important fish and invertebrate species in southern California from Santa Barbara to San Diego and northern California from Crescent City to San Francisco within California¿s jurisdictional waters (0-3 nautical miles from shore and around offshore Islands) using methods compatible and comparable to previous CDFW surveys as described below. Data from completed surveys will be used to examine the condition of ecosystems important to managed species inside and outside of selected Marine Protected Areas (MPA) as well as informing fishery and MPA management.