Cooperative Agreement NA16NOS9990031

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,217,367 Cooperative Agreement grant under the NOAA Marine Debris Program to the Center for Coastal Studies, Inc. (doing business as Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies), a non-profit organization, to establish a regional coalition across New England to address abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) and end-of-life fishing gear. The 3-year project will involve conducting at-sea sonar surveys, grappling for...

The Center For Coastal Studies, Inc., doing business as Provincetown Center For Coastal Studies, received a $369,580 cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to conduct removal of fishing gear from sensitive Cape Cod marine and terrestrial habitats from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. As part of this award, the Center For Coastal Studies will identify and remove marine debris such as abandoned or...

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

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF) will receive $3.9 million under a Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5's Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The funding will support two projects to increase recreational fishing and boating access in coastal Massachusetts. The MA DMF, Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access, and City of Salem will rebuild the well-known Salem Willows fishing pier in Salem, serving...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,513,141 Cooperative Agreement to The Ocean Foundation under the CFDA 11.999 Marine Debris Program. The 4-year project will implement large-scale removals of lost or abandoned derelict fishing gear, with a goal of 200 removals to collect an estimated 160,000 lbs of debris from the seafloor in the U.S. Caribbean. The project will also develop outreach and education activities with local fishers and rangers, implement a fishing...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded an $860,000 cooperative agreement to the Innerspace Exploration Team from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024 under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999). The purpose of this project is to successfully remove derelict fishing gear in Sequim and Discovery Bays, Washington while engaging the local community in identification and removal activities and creating sustained education and prevention efforts in the broader community. Key...

The Department of Fish and Game Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF) received a $1,746,684 Formula Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The purpose of this grant is to maintain long-term trawl and seine surveys to monitor the abundance, distribution, and habitat usage of important commercial and recreational marine fishery resources in Massachusetts coastal waters. Key products and services delivered through this funding...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Sustainable Seas Technology Inc. a $599,998 two-year Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant will support testing of subsea buoy retrieval systems in three Southeastern states to provide a detailed performance analysis and economic effectiveness evaluation of ropeless fishing gear configurations. Project partners will test...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the Richardson's Bay Regional Agency a $732,575 cooperative agreement under the Marine Debris Program. The agency will remove at least 30 abandoned and derelict vessels from Richardson's Bay in California, totaling approximately 200 tons of marine debris. This will improve 13 acres of vital eelgrass habitat that supports hundreds of thousands of waterbirds, commercial and recreational Pacific herring fisheries, and the local maritime...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) awarded Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Suffolk County a $2.4 million cooperative agreement effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2029, to remove derelict lobster traps and abandoned fishing gear from Long Island Sound. The project will recover over 9,000 derelict traps totaling approximately 480,000 pounds through a grappling system...