Cooperative Agreement NA16NMF4720099

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $724,657 cooperative agreement to The Ocean Foundation under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The award will support research using acoustic and satellite tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna to map stock-specific spatial-temporal movements at high resolution in the North Atlantic and assign stock-specific mortality estimates. This work will provide new insights into understanding the...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $200,502 Cooperative Agreement under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to Social And Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), Inc., a non-profit organization. The purpose of the award is to plan and conduct a research longline cruise to the Slope Sea area adjacent to the NW Atlantic Canyons, targeting the capture of an estimated 55 adult Atlantic bluefin tuna. The biological sampling of the captured tuna, including gonads,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $631,566 Cooperative Agreement under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to the University of Maine System. The proposed work will continue a biological sampling program and use those samples to estimate age, growth, and stock mixing of Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABFT) to improve the assessment and management process for this fishery resource, which may include the adoption of a new management strategy evaluation...

This cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472), provides $276,721 to the University of Maine System from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The award supports research on the age, growth, and stock origin of western Atlantic bluefin tuna. As part of the award, the University of Maine Division of Research & Sponsored Programs will analyze otolith chemistry and structure, interpret data, and...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $299,902 Project Grant to the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute (HSWRI) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The goal of this 2-year project is to quantify hatchery contribution to the white seabass fishery in Southern California and Baja California, Mexico through genetic tagging. The project will analyze 400...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431), aims to develop a framework for testing the ability of the regional MOM6 model to reproduce observed fisheries variability in the Northeast Pacific and Northwest Atlantic regions. The $101,358 award, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will support the following key efforts: Forcing two...

This Project Grant award for $321,213.00 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) supports research to evaluate the genomic population structure of Atlantic herring in the U.S. and adjacent Canadian waters. The project will partner with commercial fishing captains to collect samples from known herring spawning grounds. Using low-coverage whole-genome...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program ($749,255) supports the development of genomic and artificial intelligence tools to address fishery management challenges from harvest to market. Led by Michigan State University from October 2021 to September 2022, the award aims to design CRISPR-Cas9 SHERLOCK assays enabling rapid, inexpensive species identification without specialized expertise. Initial work focuses on scalloped and Carolina hammerhead...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded The Ocean Foundation $341,906 under the Broad Agency Announcement federal grant program (CFDA 11.015) to support genetic sampling and data compilation efforts for sea turtle nesting populations from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The key products and services to be delivered include collecting genetic samples from leatherback, green, and hawksbill sea turtle nesting sites to expand baseline nesting datasets defining...

North Carolina State University will receive $372,252 under a three-year Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a novel stock assessment model for spotted seatrout in North Carolina and Virginia. The model will account for seasonally varying natural mortality rates through integrating a tagging sub-model and estimating time-varying natural mortality. Activities will include developing an integrated seasonal size-structured model with tagging...