. There was a delay in the awarding of the tenders for the processing of confiscated abalone (MLRF 050) and monitoring of the processing function (MLRF 049) as well as the signing of memorandum of agreement (MoAs) with the successful service providers after the previous processing contract ended on 30 November 2005, therefore confiscated abalone could not be processed and was stockpiled. With regard to the above, the Committee recommends as follows: