The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $946,248 Project Grant under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to The Recreation & Conservation Office (RCO), a state agency in Washington. The grant funding will support hatchery production to increase prey abundance for endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales. Specifically, a portion of the funding will be used for increased production of Chinook salmon in Puget Sound,...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $2,833,762.00, was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438). The goal of this initiative is to increase the abundance of age 3-5 Chinook salmon in areas important to the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) by supplementing prey availability through hatchery production projects. The funding will support the Washington State Department...
This $1,860,412 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) will support efforts to protect salmon and killer whale habitat in the Puget Sound region of Washington state. The four-pronged strategy includes: 1) promoting public support for environmentally-friendly practices, 2) assisting local governments with implementing sound land management, 3) protecting or...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,167,712 Project Grant under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for the annual operation and maintenance of three salmon hatcheries. This funding will cover the operating costs of the Bonneville, Oxbow/Herman Creek Ponds, and Umatilla hatcheries, as well as support additional tasks such as pathology services, fish...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $299,930 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to Washington Maritime Blue, a non-profit organization based in Seattle, WA. The grant funds will be utilized to set up, execute, and study the conservation benefits of a voluntary vessel slowdown in Puget Sound. This initiative aims to reduce noise pollution in the critical habitat of the endangered Southern Resident Killer...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $477,214 Project Grant under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The funding will be used to rear a portion (100-250,000) of the total annual summer Chinook salmon production (1 million) to yearling size, with the goal of improving adult return rates and enhancing the tribe's ability to collect local broodstock. This...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438), will enable the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) to implement key provisions of the 2019-2028 Pacific Salmon Treaty and associated Biological Opinion. The $5,280,803 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will fund a comprehensive set of activities, including...
This $1,236,996 Project Grant award, made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438), will support the continuation of conservation hatchery programs for Puget Sound Chinook salmon in the Nooksack and Dungeness Rivers in Washington. The grant funding is intended to mitigate the effects of harvest and other limiting factors that have contributed to the reduced status of these Chinook salmon...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $598,368 Project Grant under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The grant will fund a 1-year project to generate reliable, precise population estimates for spawning adult fall-run Chinook salmon in four river basins within the North Oregon Coast (NOC) aggregate: the Nehalem, Nestucca, Siletz, and Siuslaw Rivers. The project...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) to the Pacific Salmon Commission. The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, is intended to fund projects that fill key scientific gaps, advance understanding of the effects of dynamic environmental conditions on Chinook salmon, and ensure sound science continues to inform salmon...