Project Grant NA20NMF0080324

This is a $214,738 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605). The grant supports the continuation of an annual survey of juvenile (young-of-year) striped bass in the major Virginia nursery areas of the Chesapeake Bay, including the James, York, and Rappahannock drainages. The survey uses standardized sampling methods to assess striped bass recruitment, which is a key element in the management of this important...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $550,466 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for the Oregon Ocean Recreational Fishery Survey Project. This project expands fishery and biological databases for important groundfish species and informs the public about various aspects of the Oregon marine recreational fishery. ODFW will conduct sampling of recreational anglers at...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources $209,683 under the Unallied Projects program (CFDA 11.454) on May 1, 2025, to conduct a pilot study characterizing recreational red snapper and reef fish discards off the South Carolina coast. The primary deliverable involves deploying experienced fisheries observers onboard charter and private recreational fishing vessels to collect detailed at-sea data on fishing locations,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $157,897 cooperative agreement to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) from August 1, 2021 to January 31, 2023. The agreement supports testing of modified circle hooks to reduce yelloweye rockfish bycatch in the West Coast directed Pacific halibut longline fishery. The Unallied Science Program provides grants and cooperative agreements for biological, socio-economic and...

This Formula Grant award of $123,716.00, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605), will fund a project by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to collect vital data on the abundance and life history characteristics of structure-oriented fish species in the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delaware. Key activities include long-term fisheries-independent...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded $173,541.45 under the Sport Fish Restoration Formula Grant program (CFDA 15.605) to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission for the period of April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The funding supports estimation of juvenile striped bass relative abundance in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay. A sub-award of $173,541.45 was provided to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to conduct field sampling and data...

This $252,421 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program supports research and monitoring activities focused on the sustainability of striped bass populations in Virginia. The key products and services delivered through this one-year award, which began on December 1, 2024, include: Monitoring the abundance, size, and sex of striped bass on the Virginia spawning grounds during the spring spawning season through...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Fishnext Research LLC received a $599,994 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), effective May 1, 2025 through October 31, 2027. The award supports the acceleration of Active Selection (ACTSEL) systems adoption among commercial trawlers as a bycatch reduction technology. The primary deliverables include ensuring successful early-stage vessel...

The Department of Marine Resources Maine received a $290,335.70 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) for the period January 1 – December 31, 2026. This award funds the Maine New Hampshire Inshore Bottom Trawl Survey, a biannual fishery-independent survey conducted in spring and fall to assess sport fish populations and their prey in inshore waters of Maine and New Hampshire. The survey...

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission received a $599,676 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA 15.605). The award funded an estimating of relative juvenile abundance of important finfishes in Virginia's portion of Chesapeake Bay from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As part of the award, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science conducted a juvenile trawl survey to restore,...