Project Grant F20AP00183

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $362,265.65 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to conduct an assessment of state-managed finfish species of recreational importance in Central and Northern California. The assessment, to be conducted from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, will evaluate sport fish populations, public use and benefits from these resources, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $188,123 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for the Central California Coast Sport Fisheries Assessment and Habitat Enhancement Project. This project will manage and implement the following key activities from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025: Conduct sport fish population and habitat assessments, including surveys and monitoring, in San Luis Obispo and Monterey...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $105,490 Project Grant under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628) to the American Sportfishing Association (ASA). The grant will fund a two-part project to: 1) Pilot the use of mapping techniques to identify areas where anglers are clustered, publicly accessible fishing sites are available, and communities with high fishing interest but low license sales; and 2) Identify neighborhoods and lifestyle...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC) received a $653,348.73 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The award funded a project from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 to study the reproductive resilience and movement ecology of Florida sport fishes. The Sport Fish Restoration program supports activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has been awarded a $484,823 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program. The grant, with a project period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will fund studies to assess recreational fisheries across the North Central Region of California. These studies will examine fish population structure, dynamics, species composition, and angler utilization and preferences for both coldwater...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.628 Multistate Conservation Grant Program) provides $147,587 to the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) to conduct research on reducing "churn rates" - the high percentage of anglers who do not renew their fishing licenses each year. The project will survey anglers who purchased licenses in 2022 but did not renew in 2023 to understand their reasons and preferences, in order to...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $622,388.85 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to manage marine sport fish essential fishery information and model southern California sport fishes from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The award funds activities to manage and enhance sport fish populations for public use in California through essential fishery information...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.628), provides $148,715 to the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) to improve the ability of fishing tackle retailers to recruit and retain new anglers. The project aims to develop educational and training materials to help retail staff better identify and support first-time and newer anglers. This includes conducting research on the...

This U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) formula grant, awarded to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), provides $832,376.00 to support comprehensive sport fisheries management and conservation efforts in California. The grant funds will be used to collect essential fishery information (EFI) on eight prioritized finfish species that support viable recreational fisheries but have shown declines in abundance, primarily in...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,799,330 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to support comprehensive sport fisheries management and conservation efforts in California's Central Valley. The grant funding will enable CDFW to conduct essential monitoring activities to assess the resources supporting the region's anadromous fisheries, as well as the performance of...