Project Grant NA19NMF4720069

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $1.5 million under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for the Bering Sea Crab Research XXI project. The project will support research, data collection, and distribution activities through June 2023 to provide fishery managers with information needed to sustainably manage commercial crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands consistent with state and federal regulations. As the primary...

This $2,750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (CFDA 11.469 Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects) supports research by the Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation to improve understanding of two economically critical Bering Sea crab stocks that are experiencing sharp declines or fishery closures. The 4-year grant, running from August 2023 to July 2027, aims to fill high priority information gaps on seasonal crab population...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) aims to develop a Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) Performance Indicator (BPI) to evaluate and compare BRDs used in the Bering Sea Pacific cod bottom trawl fishery. The award will also evaluate the effect of artificial light (used as a BRD) placed at the trawl mouth on Pacific halibut and Pacific cod catch through field trials, and...

This cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) provides $334,196 to the University of Washington to address the climate-driven challenges facing Alaska's Arctic fishing communities. The project will leverage existing partnerships with Alaska Native tribes, state/federal agencies, and regional hubs to identify climate vulnerabilities and information needs to...

This $154,872 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) supports research to investigate the historical variability and future changes in the North Pacific Current (NPC) and its impacts on the Gulf of Alaska and California Current Large Marine Ecosystems. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) Analyze historical data to understand the connectivity between the two ecosystems...

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded a $1,159,178 Project Grant to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to establish a year-round long-term observational program studying phytoplankton populations, hydrography, and nutrient concentrations in the waters around Kotzebue, Alaska. This community-based research effort will measure water column characteristics and phytoplankton at six sites during the ice-free season and...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will receive $828,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) from March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. The Department will conduct field research on Bering Sea red king crab to understand seasonal movements and population distributions in Bristol Bay. This will involve tagging and surveying red king crab to provide updated data to inform the North...

This $326,001 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research grant program (CFDA 11.431) is funding research to investigate the historical variability and future changes in the North Pacific Current (NPC) and its impacts on the Gulf of Alaska (GOALME) and California Current Large Marine Ecosystems (CCLME). The key elements of the work plan are to: 1) examine the historical connectivity between the coastal...

The Bering Sea Fishermen's Association was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The purpose of this 5-year grant, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029, is to discover and understand the factors limiting the productivity and recovery of sharply declined Pacific salmon populations necessary for the exercise of Native subsistence fishing in...

This $205,520 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) will allow the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) to continue collecting critical economic data reports for several North Pacific fishery management programs. Specifically, the grant will fund the ongoing collection, verification, and analysis of data on employment, costs, sales, and other business metrics for the Bering...