The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $161,707 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The purpose of this grant is to improve access to recreational fishing and enhance environmental stewardship on the island of Guam. Key activities to be funded include: Expanding learning opportunities and training programs for Guam's youth in advanced fishing techniques such as...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $149,862 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The grant provides funding for the Division's long-running data collection efforts on shore-based fisheries around Guam. Key activities include creel surveys to gather catch and effort data, participation surveys to track total fishing effort, and aerial surveys to monitor areas inaccessible...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $230,449.00 Formula Grant to the Guam Department of Agriculture, Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant will fund the division's data collection efforts to monitor the shore-based and boat-based fisheries around Guam from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The data collection program includes creel surveys to gather catch and effort information,...
The Guam Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, received a $100,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant funding will support the establishment of an in-house biosampling lab that will process fish samples and generate life-history and reproductive biology data to drive management policies for Guam's aquatic natural resources, specifically reef fish....
This $113,167 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.605 Sport Fish Restoration program) to the Guam Department of Agriculture Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division supports a long-term data collection program to monitor the status of Guam's recreational fisheries. The program conducts 96 boat-based surveys and 24 participation surveys annually, analyzing the data to determine trends in fish populations, catch rates, and recreational fishing effort. This...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $101,000 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The grant supports the division's provision of IHEA-certified basic hunter safety certification courses, both in-person and online, to Guam residents and military personnel at no cost. In addition to the core hunter safety training, the grant funds the division's...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded a $226,000 Formula Grant to the Guam Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (CFDA 15.611). This funding supports the administration and maintenance of Guam's Wildlife Restoration program, which includes approximately 20 individual projects to monitor native, non-native, and migratory wildlife species, control invasive species, and recover endangered species. The...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $154,715.25 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant funding will support the DLNR Division of Fish and Wildlife's efforts to enhance awareness and engagement in recreational fishing, as well as promote the conservation of...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $585,000 Formula Grant to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). This grant supports DLNR's Division of Aquatic Resources Education Program, which aims to enhance public understanding of Hawaii's aquatic environments, develop responsible attitudes and stewardship toward the state's aquatic resources, encourage public involvement in...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $907,651 Formula Grant under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The grant will fund the "Control of Vertebrate Threats to Guam's Native Wildlife" project from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The project aims to support the recovery of Guam's listed native species that have been extirpated...