To provide coordination and administrative support for the 2023 sacramento river fall chinook (srfc) and klamath river fall chinook (krfc) ocean and inland salmon fisheries

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Disaster Relief program (CFDA 11.477), is intended to provide coordination and administrative support for the 2023 Sacramento River Fall Chinook (SRFC) and Klamath River Fall Chinook (KRFC) ocean and inland salmon fisheries. The $20,605,103.00 award, granted to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), will be used to address a range of fishery impacts, including those to commercial fishermen, recreational fishermen, charter businesses, subsistence users, shore-side infrastructure, and the fishing ecosystem and environment. PSMFC will establish a spend plan, in coordination with the state, to meet the unique needs of local fishermen and related businesses in accordance with the Magnuson Stevens Act, the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act, and the NOAA Fisheries Disaster Policy. The award has a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028.

Funds can be used to address a range of fishery impacts, including impacts to commercial fishermen, recreational fishermen, charter businesses, subsistence users, shore-side infrastructure, and the fishing ecosystem and environment. Psmfc will establish a spend plan, in coordination with the state, to meet the unique needs of local fishermen and related businesses in accordance with the magnuson stevens act, the interjurisdictional fisheries act, and the NOAA fisheries disaster policy.