The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council was awarded a $2,287,474 Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.441). The award supports the council's efforts to develop fishery management plans, conduct research on marine ecosystems, collect data on fish populations, and engage stakeholders in sustainable fisheries management within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone off the...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472), provides $7,552,593.00 in funding to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) to coordinate and provide administrative support for research focused on improving the accuracy and precision of recreational fishing effort and released catch estimates for offshore fishing trips. The award period runs from March 1, 2025 to...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,457,555 Cooperative Agreement under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441) to the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC). The funding will support the CFMC's management of fishery resources in the U.S. Caribbean Exclusive Economic Zone off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028. Key activities include the creation of fishery management plans,...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,693,779 Cooperative Agreement to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441). The five-year award, effective January 1, 2025, will support the MAFMC's participation in fishery management plan development, amendments, and monitoring activities as prescribed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The MAFMC, one of eight...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441), establishes a new 5-year partnership with the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC). The $5,386,647 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, supports the PFMC's responsibilities in developing and implementing fishery management plans to prevent overfishing, rebuild fish stocks, and promote the...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,114,724 Cooperative Agreement under the Regional Fishery Management Councils federal grant program (CFDA 11.441) to the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC). Over the five-year project period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, the NEFMC will participate in fishery management plan development, amendments, and monitoring activities to support the conservation, management, and research of fishery resources...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,030,589 Project Grant under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) to conduct offshore sampler trips on for-hire charter vessels targeting reef species in the Gulf of Mexico region. The objective of this 28-month grant project, which runs from Aug 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2026, is to support the GSMFC's At-Sea Sampler Program activities focused on collecting critical...
This $3,300,191 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441), supports a range of administrative and management activities for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. The majority of the funds are allocated to baseline operational expenses associated with council and committee meetings, including staff salaries and benefits, meeting operations, and plan maintenance....
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,322,479 Cooperative Agreement to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441). The award period is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028.
Under this award, WPRFMC will carry out a range of fisheries management responsibilities for the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Western Pacific region, including American Samoa, Guam, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology (RESTORE Science) program (CFDA 11.451), will fund a project titled "Optimization and Expansion of Gulf-Wide Video Survey Efforts to Better Characterize Temporal and Spatial Variability in Reef Fish Assemblages in Response to Drivers at Multiple Scales: The G-FISHER (Gulf Fishery Independent...