Project Grant NA18NMF4270245

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology (RESTORE Science Program) (CFDA 11.451) will verify, characterize, monitor, and model multi-species fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The $865,648 project aims to engage fishery managers and scientists to identify priority FSA sites for field research and long-term biophysical monitoring...

Field Data Services LLC will conduct a $297,032 technical feasibility study under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Department of Commerce. The study aims to determine the commercial viability of a new solid state lidar sensor chip for detecting migrating anadromous fish in small spawning streams. Field Data Services will build an automated test system to characterize the lidar's ability to detect...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) program (CFDA 15.648), provides $117,500.00 to CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) to utilize environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques to improve the understanding of juvenile Chinook salmon rearing patterns in the Sacramento River system. By analyzing filtered water samples using quantitative PCR assays, the...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Fish and Aquatic Conservation - Aquatic Invasive Species program (CFDA 15.608) will provide $1,500,000 to Auburn University (AU) from September 1, 2025 through May 19, 2030. The project aims to improve environmental DNA (eDNA) methodologies, generate reference genomic datasets for eDNA work, and conduct applied eDNA-based surveillance for rare and invasive species. This work will be done in close...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $380,302 Formula Grant to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program. This 3-year grant will support the development of a standardized environmental DNA (eDNA) survey protocol for monitoring the endangered Northern Tidewater Goby, a small fish endemic to California's coastal lagoons and estuaries. eDNA methods have been shown to be more effective than conventional monitoring approaches...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program ($749,255) supports the development of genomic and artificial intelligence tools to address fishery management challenges from harvest to market. Led by Michigan State University from October 2021 to September 2022, the award aims to design CRISPR-Cas9 SHERLOCK assays enabling rapid, inexpensive species identification without specialized expertise. Initial work focuses on scalloped and Carolina hammerhead...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will provide $536,544.00 to New College of Florida to develop a cost-effective and scalable protected species monitoring plan for aquaculture operations. The project will use visual and acoustic monitoring to assess changes in the distribution and behavior of ESA-listed species and marine mammals before, during, and after the deployment of an...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $347,160 to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to identify critical spawning habitat for walleye, lake trout, and lake whitefish along New York's Lake Erie shoreline. The project involves capturing, tagging, and tracking the movement of these three fish species using acoustic telemetry to map their...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program will provide $186,488.68 to Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) to conduct a 2-year study on the Klamath River estuary. The objectives are to document pre- and post-dam removal effects on fish communities, compare traditional fish sampling methods with eDNA metabarcoding, and establish an early detection network for aquatic invasive...

This is a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The $303,072 grant supports a multi-year study to monitor the abundance, stock structure, and status of American shad (Alosa sapidissima) and river herring (A. pseudoharengus, A. aestivalis) populations in the major tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. Key objectives include: 1) Monitoring catch rates and collecting biological...