Project Grant NA15NMF4540403

This cooperative agreement award of $299,100 from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks to identify methods for protecting fish catches from whale depredation and develop low-cost protective designs that can be deployed using current longline fishing techniques. The International Pacific Halibut Commission will conduct a workshop with industry stakeholders to identify the top two or three catch protection designs. Functional prototypes of the selected...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, with ID NA24OARX417C0182, is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417). The $150,000 award, with a period of performance from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, supports a research project conducted by the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The project will employ a resistance surface model using fisheries data to identify movement corridors...

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $724,657 cooperative agreement to The Ocean Foundation under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The award will support research using acoustic and satellite tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna to map stock-specific spatial-temporal movements at high resolution in the North Atlantic and assign stock-specific mortality estimates. This work will provide new insights into understanding the...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) was awarded a $249,272 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils (CFDA 11.441) federal grant program. Through this award, SAFMC will review and assess current coral habitat closed areas and fishery regulations, and support a citizen science project called "Size Matters" to collect coral reef fish length data. The project will streamline data...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472), will conduct a comprehensive search for organic materials suitable for biodegradable fish aggregating devices (Bio-FADs) in the Western and Eastern Pacific region. The project will involve holding three workshops with fishers, constructing and deploying approximately 200 Bio-FADs for evaluation over 10 months, and conducting performance assessments...

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was awarded a $21 million project grant by the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to support sustainable fisheries management in the Solomon Islands under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.017). The grant will fund FFA's delivery of technical and advisory services from June 2021 through June 2022 to support the Solomon Islands...

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was awarded a $21 million project grant by the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to support sustainable fisheries management in the Solomon Islands under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.017). The grant will fund FFA's delivery of technical and advisory services from September 30, 2022 to June 30, 2023 to support the sustainable...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) was awarded a $137,356 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (CFDA 11.474) program. The grant will fund SAFMC's SAFMC Release Project, a citizen science initiative that collects data on the size and survival of released shallow-water groupers and red snapper through angler-provided photographs and catch details. The project aims to gather...

This $631,566 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) will support a biological sampling program to estimate age, growth, and stock mixing of Atlantic bluefin tuna (ABFT). The work aims to improve the assessment and management process for this fishery resource, which may include adopting a new management strategy evaluation structure. Samples will be provided by the commercial and recreational...