Cooperative Agreement NA25NMFX472C0172
- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) was awarded a $6,910,276 Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472). The project aims to test the feasibility of removing vertical lines in fixed gear fisheries to reduce the risk of large whale entanglement. The project goals are to provide fixed gear fishermen with experience using technologies that reduce protected species risk, assist gear...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $440,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the University of Maine System. The award, effective February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2027, aims to fill data gaps and develop a roadmap for a more dynamic approach to North Atlantic right whale acoustic research in the Gulf of Maine. Key objectives include: Identifying, developing, and lab testing monitoring...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,356,667 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to improve the detection of North Atlantic right whales along the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. coast. The project will utilize a digital acoustic monitoring (DMON) instrument and the low-frequency detection and classification system (LFDCS) to enable...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $2,175,631 to the University of Maine System to design and implement collaborative research, extension, and outreach activities to address emerging priorities impacting the American lobster fishing industry in the Northeast region. The key activities include: (1) co-developing communication strategies and deliverables to share previous...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472), is aimed at building a near real-time modeling system to predict the density of the endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW) population along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. The $1,381,943 award to Duke University will support the development and testing of this system, which will link visual and acoustic observations of right whales with...
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), provides $310,043 in funding from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The overarching goal is to integrate socioeconomic indicators of resilience into the American lobster stock assessment process, evaluate the socioeconomic implications of past regulatory changes on the fishing fleet, create a rapid-response system to share research findings...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $130,564.06 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to conduct summer and fall right whale surveys in Massachusetts waters from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. As the state agency recipient, the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game's Division of Marine Fisheries will deliver the key products and services for this award, which include biological surveys...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,400,000 Project Grant under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (CFDA 11.474) to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to support coordinated cooperative management of 32 interjurisdictional fish stocks along the Atlantic coast. The funding will provide for administrative activities of the ASMFC from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2029, including fisheries management and habitat planning,...
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), will engage fixed and mobile gear fishermen to participate in gillnet gear redesign activities. Blue Planet Strategies LLC, a marine conservation technology and fisheries research company, will work with engineers from leading ropeless gear manufacturers and fishermen representing gillnet, lobster, and mobile fleets to design new or improved...
- This $167,311 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support (CFDA 11.417) program, supports a project to comprehensively evaluate methods for estimating size at maturity in crustacean species, such as lobsters, crabs, and shrimp, which are crucial to the management of valuable U.S. fisheries. The project aims to identify all previous studies using morphometric data to model crustacean size at maturity, conduct...
This $25,250,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), aims to inform research for improved fishing gear modifications and management decisions to reduce the regulatory burden on the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, while maintaining lower risk levels for the North Atlantic right whale. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will work with Atlantic states to conduct research on right whale habitat, streamline data by combining models into one source, and improve modifications to fishing gear. The data collected will reduce uncertainty in management decisions, leading to a lower risk of impacting right whales and reducing the compliance costs for the fishing industry. The project will run from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $25.3m | 9/16/25 |