Cooperative Agreement NA26NMFX472C0012
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Sub Sea Sonics, LLC $399,168 under the Unallied Science Program cooperative agreement to demonstrate that ropeless fishing can be conducted at a scale representative of typical fishing operations while reducing risks to marine mammals. The work will involve establishing a pathway for large-scale adoption of ropeless fishing among Dungeness crab fishers in California through outreach, equipment provision, training, and at-sea trials. Sub...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Blue Planet Strategies LLC received a $191,853 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The project engages commercial fishermen from gillnet, lobster, and mobile fishing fleets in collaborative gear redesign activities to develop ropeless gillnet fishing technologies. Blue Planet...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $200,000 under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472) to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, effective June 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. This cooperative agreement supports collaborative gear redesign activities that engage fixed and mobile gear fishermen in developing and improving ropeless gillnet fishing...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Sustainable Seas Technology Inc. a $599,998 two-year Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant will support testing of subsea buoy retrieval systems in three Southeastern states to provide a detailed performance analysis and economic effectiveness evaluation of ropeless fishing gear configurations. Project partners will test...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $246,458 cooperative agreement to Smelts Sea Mammal Education Learning Technology Society from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The award will support advancing ropeless/on-demand fishing technology in the Gulf of Maine under NOAA's Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472). This program provides grants and cooperative agreements for biological, socio-economic and physical science research on U.S. fishery and protected resources...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Innovasea Systems, Inc. received a $759,302 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award funds planning and permitting activities to advance a proposed open ocean finfish farm off the west coast of Puerto Rico, reducing investment risk for the aquaculture investment group Cuna del Mar. Key deliverables...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The University of Alaska Fairbanks received a $197,595 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), effective May 1, 2025 through October 31, 2026. This agreement supports the second phase of a multi-year project to reduce killer whale mortalities and serious injuries caused by net entanglements in the A80 deep-water flatfish trawl fishery in the Bering...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $25.25 million to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472) effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This award funds a multi-state research initiative designed to improve fishing gear modifications and management strategies for the American lobster and Jonah...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Symbioseas, a non-profit marine research organization based in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, received a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), effective October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The award funds the development of accessible reporting products that translate complex scientific data on coastal ecosystem status and trends in Hawaii into...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded an $860,000 cooperative agreement to the Innerspace Exploration Team from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024 under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999). The purpose of this project is to successfully remove derelict fishing gear in Sequim and Discovery Bays, Washington while engaging the local community in identification and removal activities and creating sustained education and prevention efforts in the broader community. Key...
Sub Sea Sonics, LLC received a $228,581 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), awarded June 1, 2026, with completion targeted for May 31, 2027. The agreement funds the refinement and testing of deep-water ropeless fishing technology, specifically an acoustic release system for deep-water traps (DAR4RT). Sub Sea Sonics will enhance the existing system to increase pressure ratings, maximum release load capacity, and acoustic range while integrating components into a unified underwater housing. Additionally, the company will develop and evaluate line-handling configurations optimized for deep-water conditions that minimize tangling risks, facilitate repacking, and maximize line storage capacity. The project encompasses a three-phase testing protocol to validate system performance under increasingly realistic operational conditions. Phase 1 includes bench and shallow-water component evaluation; Phase 2 evaluates gear performance in deep water absent fishing equipment to establish baseline functionality under realistic pressure and depth conditions; and Phase 3 conducts field testing in at least two deep-water fisheries at minimum depths of 80 fathoms, with a target of at least 25 operational gear sets per fishery. This work builds upon previous NOAA-supported development of the acoustic release for ropeless traps (AR4RT) system and advances on-demand fishing technology designed to reduce marine mammal entanglement risks while supporting sustainable deep-water fisheries operations.Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $228.6k | 6/4/26 |