Specifications include, but are not limited to: To contract for the use of a fully functional crab fishing vessel by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) as living quarters and operations base for activities relating to blue king crab research in waters west of 172° West longitude in the St. Matthew Island Section (Area ‘Q’ of the Bering Sea), Alaska. The vessel must be manned by a USCG licensed captain and a minimum of four (4) additional vessel crew (one of the four may be for watch and cook duties, and not fishing duties). ADF&G will place four (4) department personnel aboard the vessel to study captured crabs and other marine life, and to monitor all catches. This charter period is estimated to last for up to twenty-six (26) days.