Project Grant NA08NMF4520628

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $301,818 project grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) to Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Suffolk County. The grant aims to quantify bycatch reduction benefits of an excluder device in small mesh fisheries in the Northeast region, with a focus on red hake. Specifically, the grantee will conduct research to test an excluder...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program provides $653,740 to Memorial University of Newfoundland to reduce seabird bycatch in commercial fisheries. The project aims to (1) identify areas and times when seabird interactions are most intense and (2) test voluntary fishing practice modifications to reduce seabird bycatch. The project will incorporate education, training, and outreach, 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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $386,085 Cooperative Agreement to the Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Inc. to reduce incidental seabird mortality from commercial fisheries in the U.S. Atlantic region. The project aims to 1) identify areas and times when seabird interactions with fisheries are most intense, and 2) test voluntary fishing practice modifications to reduce seabird bycatch. In addition to quantifying the efficacy of seabird bycatch reduction strategies, the project will...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), provides $1,065,220 to Louisiana State University (LSU) to continue work on finding and promoting better bycatch reduction devices for the Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl industry. The project aims to engage with the shrimp industry to promote proper use of currently certified bycatch reduction devices and, if new devices become...

The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $426,799 Cooperative Agreement to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to conduct a deep analysis of regime shifts in the Northeast Shelf and coastal Maine ecosystems. The project aims to understand how changes in American lobster populations are related to broader ecosystem conditions, given the critical role this fishery plays in the region's...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $299,707.00 Cooperative Agreement under the Sea Grant Support (CFDA 11.417) program to the University of Maine System Division of the University of Maine to develop and coordinate a Maine Marine Debris Community Action Coalition. The key objectives of the two-year project are to: 1) identify and develop improved methods and technological designs for processing and reusing or refabricating marine debris,...

This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417). The goal of this $585,882 award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2027, is to restore fish biomass by reducing finfish bycatch in the commercial shrimp trawl fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. Texas A&M University, as the awardee, will work to: 1) enhance uptake and proper use of new and certified bycatch reduction devices (BRDs), 2)...

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) supports the development and testing of ropeless fishing gear technology. The funding enables the prime awardee, Blue Planet Strategies LLC, to test acoustic trigger systems that allow lobster fishermen to raise traps from the seafloor without the use of...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $559,754 to the University of Maine System to conduct research on the growth and molt probability of American lobsters. The overarching goal is to inform the stock assessment process conducted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) by developing a novel approach to assess molt probability based on hormonal indicators....