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 this agreement is to plan and conduct a research longline cruise via the charter of a commercial pelagic longline vessel, to the Slope Sea area adjacent to the Northwest Atlantic Canyons. The goal is to target and land an estimated 55 adult Atlantic bluefin tuna to conduct biological sampling, including analyzing gonads, otoliths, and tissues for DNA, as well as collecting oceanographic data. This directed sampling will help establish reproductive status, population connectivity, and potential familial relationship to Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae found in the same general location and elsewhere. The project is scheduled to be completed by December 31, 2025.
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