This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472), will examine historic community-level measures of commercial fishing engagement in the West Coast fishing community. The $118,672 project will include a Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI) summit to affirm CEFI purpose and goals, review requirements and expected products, and strengthen collaborations with partners and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a 5-year $8,650,200 Cooperative Agreement to the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.441). The Cooperative Agreement establishes funding to support the PFMC's development, implementation, and monitoring of fishery management plans within the 200-mile U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Key objectives of the program include preventing overfishing,...
This $128,483 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will fund a two-year project at the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The project aims to investigate how commercial fishing effort diversifies across fisheries in the U.S. Pacific and North Pacific regions in response to climate change. The research will focus on understanding diversification along...
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) was awarded a $6,371,281 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441). The five-year award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support the NEFMC's participation in fishery management plan development, amendments, and monitoring activities for over 29 species and 41 separate stocks under 9 Fishery Management...
This $358,499 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), will fund research to understand the impact of warming on the structure and function of marine communities in the Northwest Atlantic Shelf region, including the Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic Bight. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, through its Office of Sponsored Research, will characterize the composition and features of plankton and fish...
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) will receive $3.1 million through May 2027 under a cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to continue and expand vessel monitoring system (VMS) data collection efforts in support of sustainable fisheries management. Funded through NOAA's Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437), the PSMFC will leverage its experience facilitating VMS data acquisition to build upon existing programs and assist in...
The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1.3M Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) Research Office Division to increase the resilience of the seafood industry to climate change and improve U.S. food security. The interdisciplinary team of URI scientists will work with the seafood industry and other institutions to accelerate selective breeding...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.431), will develop a holistic and equitable ocean modeling and prediction system to address the challenges facing the Arctic region. The $348,835 award, spanning from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will be executed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks in partnership with the National Marine Fisheries Service and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441) provides $7,045,602 in funding to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) to carry out its responsibilities for fisheries management within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas. The award...
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council was awarded a $6,749,759 Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils (CFDA 11.441) federal grant program. The award supports a range of administration and management activities, with the majority of the budget allocated to operational expenses associated with Council and committee meetings, including staff salaries and benefits, travel, and administrative costs. The...