Project Grant F16AP00809

This $512,630 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) will support the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) in conducting scientific research and conservation efforts for the Chilkat River stock of Chinook salmon. The funding will be used to estimate smolt abundance, adult escapement, and harvest of this salmon population, allowing for the...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $1.19 million project grant to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game through the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA #11.438) to support assessment and data collection activities for Chinook salmon stocks in Alaska from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Specifically, the grant will fund projects to estimate abundance, age/sex composition, outmigration numbers of smolt, and future marine harvest of Chinook salmon in the Chilkat River...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Alaska Subsistence Management Program (CFDA 15.636), will fund the Native Village of Eyak to conduct long-term monitoring of adult Chinook salmon abundance in the Copper River, Alaska. The objective is to annually estimate the inriver abundance of Copper River Chinook salmon with a precision of within 25% of the true abundance 95% of the time. The $215,000 award will...

This $758,500 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) will fund the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) to maintain or increase coded-wire-tag sampling rates for chinook salmon caught in Southeast Alaska commercial fisheries. The key objective is to ensure that at least 20% of chinook salmon caught in the commercial fisheries of Southeast Alaska are...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will fund three projects to monitor the migratory behaviors, overwintering areas, and movements of Kenai River Chinook salmon juveniles and smolt into the Kenai River estuary. The award will also support estimation of annual smolt abundance, marine survival, and the influence of size and outmigration timing of Anchor River or...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $2.14 million Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) for the period of July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. Funding will support maintaining or increasing coded wire tag sampling rates for Chinook salmon caught in commercial fisheries in Southeast Alaska at an objective of 20% or more each statistical...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (CFDA 15.636 - Alaska Subsistence Management) provides $149,699 to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) to continue operations of a weir on the George River to index Chinook, Chum, and Coho salmon escapement to the middle portion of the Kuskokwim River drainage. The project will also conduct a high school internship program as part of long-term efforts to build local capacity. The award will fund daily...

This $682,107 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) is funding a multi-faceted effort to mitigate economic impacts from reductions in Chinook salmon harvests in Southeast Alaska. The key components of the program include: Hatchery fish marking, tagging, and evaluation; hatchery enhancement projects; and hatchery research. Sub-awards to entities like the Alaska...

This federal Project Grant award, with ID NA24NMFX438G0072, was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The $428,453 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, aims to meet U.S. obligations for joint enhancement efforts on the Transboundary Rivers as specified in the Pacific Salmon Treaty. The grant funds a program to supplement the number of sockeye salmon...

This $151,816 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) will support the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in monitoring and estimating the escapement of California Coastal (CC) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Eel and Van Duzen Rivers during the fall and winter of 2024-2025. The project will utilize Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar (ARIS) cameras to...