Specifications include, but are not limited to: Project Design All project proposals must include the following tasks and deliverables. Task 1: Identify the species and assess the percentage of invasive marine species in Puget Sound associated with watercraft or other biofouling pathway. Invasive species includes both micro and macro fauna and flora, but does not include bacteria or viruses. Where available, compile and present impact data that shows established species in Puget Sound causing, or having links to, negative consequences to the economy, environment, human health and social/cultural values. Deliverable 1: Interim report including the following sections: introduction, methods, preliminary results, discussion, preliminary conclusion, and references. Task 2: Identify high-risk watercraft types arriving to, staying for extended periods within, or residing in Puget Sound. This should not require actual in-water surveys and should be based on factors including, but not limited to: hull husbandry history including niche areas, biofouling inspection history, normal hull speed underway, anti-fouling systems used and age of systems, residency history at anchor or berth, and known extent of biofouling existing at time of risk assessment. Factors for determining high-risk risk data include, but are not limited to: California State Lands Commission hull husbandry surveys of vessels that have made Washington State arrivals watercraft categories (barge, tanker, cargo, fishing, ocean cruising yacht, etc) and frequency of arrival/year volume of vessel arrivals/year volume of unique vessel arrivals/year and non-WA last port prior to arrival. As part of this task, document and standardize the method used to determine high-risk watercraft for use as a future state management tool. Deliverable 2: Interim standard report (introduction, methods, preliminary results, discussion, preliminary conclusion, references). Task 3: Identify best management equipment and practices currently used, or likely available in the near-term, for in-water watercraft cleaning by commercial and recreational types. Include a summary of management strategies at state, federal, and international levels, and create a database of stakeholders that should be consulted in the event that the state development new biofouling laws and rules. Identify best management practice threshold levels of macro-fouling that would allow in-water cleaning or require cleaning in dry-dock. Deliverable 3: Interim standard report (introduction, methods, preliminary results, discussion, preliminary conclusion, references). Task 4 : Identify non-watercraft biofouling vectors, as well as other biofouling research and monitoring that should be conducted. Other pathways include, but are not limited to: construction barges boat docks navigation and mooring buoys aquarium trade and aquaculture infrastructure. If different than those in Task 3, include a summary of management strategies at state, federal, and international levels, and create a database of stakeholders that should be consulted in the event that the state developments new biofouling laws and rules. Deliverable 4: Interim standard report (introduction, methods, preliminary results, discussion, preliminary conclusion, references). Task 5: Compile final report summarizing the results and conclusions of the research and recommendations made in the previous tasks. Deliverable 5: Final report summarizing information gathered in Tasks 1 through 4 and providing final results, conclusions and recommendations, with Deliverables 1 through 4 included as appendixes.
