This project promotes strategies such as facility maintenance habitat management research surveys data collection and analysis and public education among others in seven natural protected areas in…

This $3,490,153 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) supports a variety of activities in seven natural protected areas across Puerto Rico. The funding will promote strategies such as facility maintenance, habitat management, research, surveys, data collection and analysis, and public education to restore, conserve, and enhance sport fish populations and public access to recreational fishing opportunities. The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), the primary government agency responsible for managing Puerto Rico's natural resources, will serve as the grant recipient and lead these initiatives over the one-year performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

This project promotes strategies such as facility maintenance habitat management research surveys data collection and analysis and public education among others in seven natural protected areas in puerto rico.