Vertical buoy lines used by lobstermen to mark trap locations and haul gear to the surface can entangle endangered right and other large whales
Active Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- NA23NMF4270256
- Recipient
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Blue Planet Strategies LLC UEI MJDAQYHLBMV5
- Awarding agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Department of Commerce
- Obligated
- $600,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 11.427 Saltonstall Kennedy Program
- Completion date 99% complete
- Originally
- Place of performance
- Hallowell, ME 04347, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
Description
Vertical line closures ("vlcs") can reduce entanglement risk, but they exclude fishermen from favored fishing grounds resulting in severe economic harm to fishermen and fishing communities. Fishermen also face challenges from rapidly changing ocean conditions due to climate change. Traps raised from the sea floor with lift bags or stowed rope and buoys triggered acoustically from vessels ("on-demand" or "ropeless" gear) is being tested and increasingly relied upon to fish with fewer vertical lines -- and can provide access to vlcs. However, fishermen need accurate marking systems to locate their traps without the aid of surface buoys and set gear close to other fishing gear without conflict. Ropeless gear can also be outfitted with scientific instruments to collect acoustic data for whale d
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Amendment | $300,000 | |
| Original award | $300,000 |
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Who received award NA23NMF4270256?
NA23NMF4270256 was awarded to Blue Planet Strategies LLC by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce) on November 1, 2023.
How much is award NA23NMF4270256 worth?
$600,000 has been obligated on NA23NMF4270256.
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