Project Grant NA10NMF4720040

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $487,702 Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) to the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association. This 2-year grant, effective February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2027, will support eight coastal communities in Maine as they complete working waterfront inventories and incorporate the results into municipal planning. This effort...

The Community Shellfish Company, LLC received a $568,136 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the launch of Merroir.me, a new digital brand experience and direct-to-consumer marketing campaign to promote Maine seafood products in Connecticut and Rhode Island through 2024. Specifically, Community Shellfish Company will produce original videos, a website and...

The Yankee Fishermen's Cooperative will receive $772,753.40 through September 2024 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Cooperative will work with New Hampshire Community Seafood to address the aging commercial fishing workforce in New England through expanding regional market access and increasing the viability of fishing businesses that serve local markets. Key initiatives include...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) to Kauai Sea Farms LLC. The project aims to promote fishpond production of native species in Hawaii by targeting replacements for commonly imported seafood products. Key activities include investigating harvesting and processing strategies to maximize the value of...

Summary Fishnext Research LLC received a $599,994 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), effective May 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027. The award funds an initiative to accelerate adoption and improve Active Selection (ACTSEL) systems—a bycatch reduction technology for commercial trawlers. Building on two prior BREP projects that developed and demonstrated ACTSEL technology, this project...

This federal Project Grant award 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) seeks to develop a viable business model for culturing Atlantic sea scallops offshore in the Gulf of Maine. The $497,723 grant, awarded on February 1, 2025, will fund research to determine optimal locations, densities, and gear types for bottom scallop culture; develop an...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Sustainable Seas Technology Inc. a $599,998 two-year Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant will support testing of subsea buoy retrieval systems in three Southeastern states to provide a detailed performance analysis and economic effectiveness evaluation of ropeless fishing gear configurations. Project partners will test...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1.656 million under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. This partnership between NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and DMR focuses on the recovery of Atlantic salmon populations in Maine rivers, particularly in the Gulf of Maine region where...

This federal Project Grant award 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) provides $128,524.00 to the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance, Inc. to develop and deliver a "Fishing 101" introductory course for 15 students and a series of 7 advanced workshops for 30 fishermen. The training will cover topics such as local fisheries,...

This $220,478 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will be administered by the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries (MCCF) to improve the understanding of the economics of the New England lobster fishery. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) Co-designing an updated cost and effort survey and questionnaire with a project advisory group, including fuel...