Super Typhoon Sinlaku Reef Impact Assessments

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking a vendor to conduct a Super Typhoon Sinlaku Reef Impact Assessment in the nearshore waters of Saipan and Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The assessment will include quantitative georeferenced data and reporting on marine debris and coral impacts. The vendor will be responsible for building a project team, ensuring environmental compliance, developing a comprehensive survey design, performing field surveys, and providing data analysis and reporting. The project objectives include identifying priority sites, ranking them based on safety and potential contribution to future management, and performing coral stabilization quantitative surveys at priority sites. Some key aspects of the job include: • Conducting field surveys at at least 25 priority sites to inform the Super Typhoon Sinlaku reef impact assessment • Developing a comprehensive survey design that can inform and meet the needs of local and federal stakeholders and managers • Performing coral stabilization quantitative surveys at priority sites • Providing near real-time data sharing and reporting to inform marine debris project decisions and develop a full report to inform long-term debris removal, coral stabilization, and coral restoration prioritization