The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences awarded a $152,407 Project Grant to the University of South Florida (USF) from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2027 under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant supports a collaborative research project that examines the resilience and long-term productivity of small-scale coastal fisheries in a mangrove wetland ecosystem. The research leverages diverse archaeological...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $1,599,400 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to Michigan State University to study the transformation of integrated human and natural systems following the collapse of a socio-environmental system. The 5-year project will track changes in small-scale fishing communities and adjacent marine environments in Yucatan, Mexico after the recent collapse of the sea cucumber fishery. The research aims...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of equity-oriented data practices for small-scale fisheries from September 15, 2021 through March 31, 2023. With $125,499 in funding under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), the recipient will contribute to the scientific strength and welfare of the Nation through promoting basic research and education in the social, behavioral and economic sciences as it pertains to monitoring and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $134,502 Project Grant to the Smithsonian Institution to conduct collaborative research on the changing trophic niches of large herbivorous fish on modern coral reefs. This study under the NSF Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) aims to: (1) define the feeding behaviors and diets of herbivorous fishes on healthy coral reefs using traditional and cutting-edge techniques to quantify resource partitioning, and (2) determine...
This $268,585 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (CFDA 47.075) supports long-term research examining human-environment interactions along the Pacific Coast. The research team from the University of Nevada, Reno will conduct archaeological surveys and excavations, radiocarbon dating, and stable isotope analysis of marine shells and fish remains to develop a chronology of coastal occupation and paleoenvironmental change over...
This $1,793,583 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support research on the dynamics of socio-environmental factors driving resilience of coastal fisheries in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US. The primary grantee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), will lead an interdisciplinary effort to integrate feedbacks between livelihoods, human behavior, climate, and fish ecology related to the...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $286,333 to support research examining the long-term management of oyster fisheries and forests by Native communities in the Mid-Atlantic region. The research integrates archaeological, paleoenvironmental, and historical data to investigate how traditional ecological knowledge shaped resource management practices over 14 centuries. Key objectives include...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will quantify the temporal patterns (up to 40 years) of biomass production, nutrient cycling, and piscivory by fish assemblages across 800 spatial locations spanning six European large marine ecosystems. The $393,925 project will also measure the influences of environmental and human factors on these fish-mediated ecosystem functions across space and time by integrating standardized bottom...
The National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science awarded Arizona State University a $346,983 project grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075). The grant will fund the Electronic Monitoring of Fisheries to Protect the Environment & Human Rights project from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. The project aims to utilize electronic monitoring technologies to collect data on fisheries and ensure sustainable practices that respect...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.074 - Biological Sciences) provides $240,000 in funding from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027 to conduct research on how collective behavior in coral reef fishes impacts ecosystem function. The project will integrate field and lab studies to examine the relationship between individual fish behavior, group composition, and ecosystem-level processes in coral reef environments. The research aims to advance scientific...