Research Opportunities

MFish regularly purchases research in a number of areas to help us with the effective management of New Zealand's fisheries.

Fisheries Research projects are usually tendered in one of four predetermined tender rounds each year. Marine Biodiversity Research is contracted on an 'as and when needed' basis. Customary Research is not usually allocated by a competitive tendering process, rather via a call for proposals.

Current Research Opportunities

Review of ecological effects of farming shellfish and other species
MFish is currently inviting tenders for a project to summarise and review existing information on the ecological effects of farming shellfish and other species (excluding finfish) in the New Zealand marine environment. Submissions are due 5pm, Friday 16 May 2008.


BioInfo (EEZ based research)
Call for proposals on BioInfo (EEZ based) research on the following themes: Ecosystem-scale biodiversity; Habitat diversity: classification & characterisation; Functional diversity; Climate variability, climate change effects on biodiversity. All proposals are due by 5pm, Thursday 12 June, 2008.


Fisheries Research Services - Round One 2008
The Ministry is currently inviting tenders for 28 projects. Submissions are due by 5pm, 4 April 2008.

NOTE: The deadline for submissions on some projects has been extended. For more information see:

Notice to Tenderers/Submitters



Registration of Interest
To be considered as a provider of research services, you must first register your interest with us.

Research Documentation
To make a submission, please use any relevant forms or templates, and ensure you have read the instructions and terms and conditions.