Project Grant NA15NMF4270340

This $239,429 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) aims to expand marketing networks and sales of fresh, locally caught pelagic fish species in Hawaii. The project involves a collaboration between a wholesale distributor of locally caught pelagic fish, college culinary arts chefs, and high school culinary arts instructors....

The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437). This agreement supports DLNR's efforts to administer the collection of non-commercial (recreational) fishing data through in-person interviews with shore and boat fishers on Oahu. This data will be combined with interview data from other...

This two-year, $262,464 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), supports innovative aquaculture practices in Hawaii. Kuaaina Ulu Auamo will accelerate information sharing on nursery tank systems among traditional loko ia (Hawaiian fishponds) to address declining recruitment of native fish species. The grantee will...

This 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 $500,000 to the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) to develop new bivalve and seaweed species, build capacity for the first aquaculture cooperative in Hawaii, and address the lack of native seaweed aquaculture through the Limu Ark (seaweed repository). Key activities...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Hawaii Seafood Council under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant aims to strengthen the Hawaii seafood brand by working with the Hawaii Longline Association and Honolulu Fish Auction to better define and distinguish the "auction fresh" descriptor for Hawaii seafood products....

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Hawaii Pacific University's Oceanic Institute a $295,409 Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The two-year award running from September 2021 to August 2023 will support establishing marine aquaculture techniques for kumu, an endemic Hawaiian goatfish, with Hawaii's fishing community in Waimānalo. The goal of this NOAA...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) will coordinate, administer, and conduct the Hawaii Marine Recreational Fishing Survey. The $285,000 award to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will support the collection of non-commercial (recreational) fishing data on the island of Oahu through onsite interviews with private/rental boat and shore fishers....

This $100,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant will fund a project by Kauai Sea Farms LLC to promote fishpond production of native Hawaiian species as alternatives to commonly imported seafood products. The project will investigate harvesting and processing strategies to maximize the value of...

This $500,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), aims to initiate macroalgae (limu kohu) restoration at selected locations across Hawaii. The project will be conducted in partnership with community organizations involved in loko ia (Hawaiian fishpond) and limu restoration, while also increasing understanding and...

This $297,369 National Science Foundation award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research evaluating the contribution of small eukaryotes to nitrate-based new production in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Over a three-year period ending November 2025, the University of Hawaii at Manoa will conduct laboratory and ship-based research to better understand how phytoplankton access subsurface nitrogen in surface waters during summer months. Researchers will sort phytoplankton...