Project Grant NA16NMF4270254

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...

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 Louisiana State University will model changes in the distribution, phenology, and metapopulation structure of fish spawning aggregations for Nassau grouper and cubera snapper in three National Marine Sanctuaries under various climate change scenarios. Funded by the $171,930 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program, LSU will use three CMIP6 climate models to assess oceanic conditions and habitat...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Delmarva R C & D Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, to restore degraded salt marshes in the Maryland Coastal Bays. The project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality, and coastal resiliency by reversing human impacts on at least 114 acres of salt marsh. Key restoration techniques include sediment addition to nourish degraded...

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...

The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation received a $152,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. The project will remove up to 1,200 linear feet of shore armor and pilings at the Clayton Beach site in Bow, WA to improve sediment transport processes and allow for the expansion of eelgrass beds and nearshore habitats. The project will also restore over 9 acres of beach and backshore habitat,...

CLAMS (FOR) HEALING Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1.645 million cooperative agreement under the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (CFDA 11.478) to the Wildlife Conservation Society, effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028. The "CLAMS (FOR) HEALING: Co-Producing Local Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for HABs to Enhance Alaskan Lifeways and Indigenous Governance" project...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (under CFDA Program 15.608 - Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance) provides $329,464.74 to the University of Wisconsin System to study brook trout habitats and movements in Minnesota's Lake Superior tributary streams. The research aims to: 1) determine seasonal habitat use and movements of brook trout, brown trout, and steelhead trout; 2) assess habitat overlap and competition between native brook...

This three-year, $153,846 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service in Region 2 to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will investigate the performance of artificial reef modules and concrete railroad tie patches in the nearshore Gulf of Mexico along the Texas coast. The project aims to understand the benefits and functions of these nearshore reefs and identify the most robust configurations for providing adequate nursery and adult reef habitat....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Pacific Shellfish Institute a $1.47 million Cooperative Agreement under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award funds a multi-year research initiative documenting how native species interact with Pacific Coast shellfish farms across Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska. The project will employ diverse scientific...