Cooperative Agreement F19AC00042

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) supports Oregon State University's (OSU) Center for Integrative Marine Ecosystem Research (CIMERS) in developing acoustic tools, technologies and services to address a wide variety of NOAA's research priorities. The key objectives are to maintain and enhance the Ocean Noise Reference Station Network...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will provide $536,544.00 to New College of Florida to develop a cost-effective and scalable protected species monitoring plan for aquaculture operations. The project will use visual and acoustic monitoring to assess changes in the distribution and behavior of ESA-listed species and marine mammals before, during, and after the deployment of an...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,356,667 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to improve the detection of North Atlantic right whales along the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. coast. The project will utilize a digital acoustic monitoring (DMON) instrument and the low-frequency detection and classification system (LFDCS) to enable...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405), aims to collect passive acoustic recordings at long and short-term sites of interest in the Gulf of America region. The goal is to quantify anthropogenic noise sources and ambient sound levels to inform restoration projects funded from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement. The total award...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437), will build out a pilot program for electronic monitoring (EM) of the Pacific Islands longline fisheries. The $3,966,436 award to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) aims to equip all vessels in the fleet with EM systems and establish the necessary data collection protocols, infrastructure, and integration with...

The National Park Service Pacific West Region awarded a $204,898 cooperative agreement to Klamath Bird Observatory to support landbird monitoring, analysis, and reporting activities across Klamath Network parks from September 2021 through September 2026. This award will fund the sixth round of visits by the recipient to conduct point count surveys and gather population data on landbird species located within all National Park System units overseen by the Klamath Network, in alignment with the...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program provides $377,343.39 to Oregon State University (OSU) from August 2024 to September 2025. The project will characterize the behavior and distribution of salmonids and whales in offshore marine waters off the Washington coast, using passive acoustic listening stations and acoustic transmitting tags. The key deliverables include an annual technical report, a final...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding of $2,730,000, is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The award will fund the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to maintain remote seismic and GNSS monitoring systems, ensure data communications, quality assurance, and long-term planning for the Alaska Geophysical Network. Key deliverables include providing seismic data and metadata to the USGS that...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.676 - Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment) provides $558,961.54 to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, to recruit and support five Inventory Monitoring Refuge members. These members will assist U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff in developing and implementing an inventory and monitoring program on National Wildlife Refuges in California, Nevada, and the...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472), aims to advance the state of telemetry tag technology for monitoring North Atlantic right whales (NARW). The $679,552 project, with a period of performance from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will focus on developing a new bioinspired adhesive mounting tag platform to enable longer-duration attachment of telemetry sensors on cetaceans. Key...