Project Grant DESC0024971

Through a Cooperative Agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals (IPCOMM) will address issues of common concern related to marine mammals. The $218,034 award, effective from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027, will enable IPCOMM to develop education, outreach, and mentoring programs and materials focused on marine mammals, associated research,...

The International Fund For Animal Welfare Inc. (IFAW) received a $129,186 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (MMDP) to expand large whale medical intervention and research capacity. The two-year award, issued on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2023, will support IFAW's efforts to enhance response capabilities for entangled, injured, and distressed large whales through field operations and applied...

Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) a $157,795 Project Grant under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2026. IFAW will deliver three primary products and services: (1) capacity-building support for the U.S. Marine Mammal Stranding Network to improve live cetacean stranding response through training in safe handling, supportive care, clinical skills,...

This cooperative agreement award of $299,100 from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks to identify methods for protecting fish catches from whale depredation and develop low-cost protective designs that can be deployed using current longline fishing techniques. The International Pacific Halibut Commission will conduct a workshop with industry stakeholders to identify the top two or three catch protection designs. Functional prototypes of the selected...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $433,648 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support the development and testing of ropeless lift-bag technology to reduce marine mammal entanglements in commercial and recreational fixed gear fishing operations. Working under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act, the award recipient Smelts Sea Mammal Education Learning Technology Society will partner with fishermen to conduct trials marking fishing gear and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) a $3.97 million Cooperative Agreement under the Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This agreement supports the expansion and establishment of an electronic monitoring (EM) system for Pacific Islands longline fisheries operating around the Hawaiian Archipelago and U.S....

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $14,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to develop an electronic monitoring and reporting program for U.S. marine fisheries. The grant aims to partner with fisheries managers, industry, NGOs, and other stakeholders to establish regional electronic monitoring and reporting systems. Through sub-awards, the program will enhance...

This $625,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) supports Monmouth University's efforts to enhance marine mammal monitoring along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. The award will enable the university to utilize its Digital Acoustic Monitoring (DMON) instrument and Low-Frequency Detection and Classification System (LFDCS) technology to remotely detect and report the calls of...

The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) will receive $4,000,000 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to support the expansion and continuation of an electronic monitoring program for commercial fishing vessels in Alaska. PSMFC will use the funding to provide $2,000,000 in sub-awards to existing hardware providers Archipelago Marine Research and...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) was awarded a $6,910,276 Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472). The project aims to test the feasibility of removing vertical lines in fixed gear fisheries to reduce the risk of large whale entanglement. The project goals are to provide fixed gear fishermen with experience using technologies that reduce protected species risk, assist gear...