Formula Grant NA03NMF4070145

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437), will gather data on commercial and recreational fishing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The $100,000 grant, effective from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will support standardized data collection on fish catch quantities, species, length/weight measurements, and fishing locations/times. This data will...

The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437). This agreement supports DLNR's efforts to administer the collection of non-commercial (recreational) fishing data through in-person interviews with shore and boat fishers on Oahu. This data will be combined with interview data from other...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) will coordinate, administer, and conduct the Hawaii Marine Recreational Fishing Survey. The $285,000 award will collect non-commercial (recreational) fishing information on Oahu through onsite interviews with private/rental boat and shore fishers, which will then be used to calculate fishing catch and effort estimates. The data and resulting...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $214,968.73 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). The grant will fund the DLNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife to conduct fisheries-independent assessments of marine resources within the CNMI from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant supports the DLNR's efforts to...

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. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $131,662.26 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). The grant funds the FISH LIFE HISTORY ANALYSIS PROGRAM, which focuses on collecting and analyzing critical life history parameters of coral reef fishes and bottom fish species commonly harvested for recreation and subsistence in the CNMI....

The Department of Lands and Natural Resources of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands received a $266,299.85 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 purpose of this 2-year grant project is to provide technical guidance to marine resource users, organizations, and committees on development projects and plans affecting marine resources and habitats across the CNMI. Key...

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $461,945 Cooperative Agreement to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437). The purpose of this 5-year award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, is to involve the fishing industry in collecting West Coast fisheries data to support responsible management of the nation's fisheries. Under this Cooperative Agreement, PSMFC will conduct...

This Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act program (CFDA 11.474), provides $189,162 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. The funding will support technical assistance to Rhode Island seafood dealers to maintain electronic reporting to the Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System, as required by state law. It will also fund...