Project Grant NA21NMF4540030

This $650,878 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1 under the Competitive State Wildlife Grant (C-SWG) Program (CFDA 15.634). The grant funds a four-year collaborative research project between the Guam Department of Agriculture's Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (GDAWR) and the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). The key objectives of the project are to: i) bring Bumphead Parrotfish (locally known as Atuhung) to...

This $113,167 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.605 Sport Fish Restoration program) to the Guam Department of Agriculture Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division supports a long-term data collection program to monitor the status of Guam's recreational fisheries. The program conducts 96 boat-based surveys and 24 participation surveys annually, analyzing the data to determine trends in fish populations, catch rates, and recreational fishing effort. This...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) provides $238,271.00 to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) to assess and quantify the tarpon population in the San Jose and Torrecilla Lagoons. The goal is to identify critical habitats and foster collaborative research with the recreational fishing community. The award period runs from February 1, 2025 to...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427), will explore the feasibility of establishing a market for Magister squid (Berryteuthis magister) in Alaska. The $230,000 award, with a performance period of Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2025, will be used to investigate the potential domestic and international market...

The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437). This agreement supports DLNR's efforts to administer the collection of non-commercial (recreational) fishing data through in-person interviews with shore and boat fishers on Oahu. This data will be combined with interview data from other...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $161,707 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The purpose of this grant is to improve access to recreational fishing and enhance environmental stewardship on the island of Guam. Key activities to be funded include: Expanding learning opportunities and training programs for Guam's youth in advanced fishing techniques such as...

This $100,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant will fund a project by Kauai Sea Farms LLC to promote fishpond production of native Hawaiian species as alternatives to commonly imported seafood products. The project will investigate harvesting and processing strategies to maximize the value of...

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded the Marine Research Foundation (MRF) a $227,500 Marine Turtle Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.645) grant to mitigate bycatch of endangered sea turtles in shrimp trawl fisheries in Sarawak, Malaysia. The two-year project, commencing on August 1, 2024 and concluding on July 31, 2026, aims to introduce and provide turtle excluder devices (TEDs) to local fishers, raise their capacity to adapt TEDs to single and double net vessels, and develop enforcement...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $149,862 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Guam Department of Agriculture's Aquatic and Wildlife Resources Division. The grant provides funding for the Division's long-running data collection efforts on shore-based fisheries around Guam. Key activities include creel surveys to gather catch and effort data, participation surveys to track total fishing effort, and aerial surveys to monitor areas inaccessible...