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Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $350,000 to the Caribbean Fishery Management Council under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441) for a cooperative agreement effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award funds a comprehensive assessment of a fish spawning aggregation site at Tourmaline Reef in Puerto Rico, a seasonally closed fishing area. Working with contractors and local...

The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Division of Marine Fisheries received a $389,391 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (CFDA 11.474) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. The award supports the continued collection of fisheries-dependent landings data and trip-level transactions from all Massachusetts primary buyers (dealers purchasing directly from...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $543,453 to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) under the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (CFDA 11.407) to support interstate fishery management planning and coordination efforts. The project grant, awarded September 1, 2025, with a completion date of August 31, 2029, funds ASMFC's core mission of developing and implementing interstate fishery management plans...

This $220,478 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will be administered by the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF) to improve the understanding of the economics of the New England lobster fishery. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) Co-designing an updated cost and effort survey and questionnaire with a project advisory group, including fuel...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $2.4 million under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (CFDA 11.474) to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029. This Project Grant supports the ASMFC's administrative activities and cooperative state-federal management of 32 interjurisdictional fish stocks along the Atlantic coast, enabling coordinated conservation...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $146,839 to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this cooperative agreement, the GMFMC will consolidate previously collected coral reef ecosystem data into an online geospatial platform and update analytical models to improve understanding of...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) a Cooperative Agreement valued at $249,272 under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. SAFMC will review and assess current coral habitat closed areas and fishery regulations to identify necessary modifications and will support the expansion of the...

Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) a $7.0 million Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472) effective May 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This award supports NFWF's development and administration of a 2024 grant program focused on advancing electronic monitoring and reporting (EM/ER) technologies in the nation's marine fisheries sector. The primary...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation a $306,533 Project Grant under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (CFDA 11.474) to support the state's fishery management infrastructure and data collection activities from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029. The award funds New York's administration of its fishery permitting system, fisheries data collection and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $25.25 million Cooperative Agreement to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472) to support research and management initiatives addressing North Atlantic right whale conservation while reducing regulatory burden on the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries. The two-year project, effective October 1, 2025 through...