This Cooperative Agreement award of $499,823 from the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program supports a research project by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to document, quantify, and map the cumulative effects of climate change, food web changes, and habitat degradation on Yukon River salmon populations. The goal is to identify the most effective local and regional actions to support salmon recovery and the resilience of...
This $682,107 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) is funding a multi-faceted effort to mitigate economic impacts from reductions in Chinook salmon harvests in Southeast Alaska. The key components of the program include: Hatchery fish marking, tagging, and evaluation; hatchery enhancement projects; and hatchery research. Sub-awards to entities like the Alaska...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Disaster Relief program (CFDA 11.477) provides $43,730,937 to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) to address commercial fishery failures in Alaska. Specifically, the funding will support research, restoration activities, and economic assistance for fishing communities impacted by disasters in the 2018 Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet Salmon and 2020 Upper...
The Kodiak Tribal Climate Adaptation Plan project received a $149,314 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office. The funding supports development of a climate adaptation plan under the Tribal Climate Resilience program (CFDA 15.156). The Kodiak Area Native Association will use the August 16, 2021 through August 15, 2023 award period to better understand climate change impacts and vulnerabilities in Kodiak, Alaska. Specifically, the...
CLAMS (FOR) HEALING Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1.645 million cooperative agreement under the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (CFDA 11.478) to the Wildlife Conservation Society, effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028. The "CLAMS (FOR) HEALING: Co-Producing Local Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for HABs to Enhance Alaskan Lifeways and Indigenous Governance" project...
This $512,630 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Pacific Salmon Treaty Program (CFDA 11.438) will support the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) in conducting scientific research and conservation efforts for the Chilkat River stock of Chinook salmon. The funding will be used to estimate smolt abundance, adult escapement, and harvest of this salmon population, allowing for the...
This $300,000 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 support the Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) in exploring opportunities to expand the market for wild Alaska pollock to higher-end restaurants and other venues. Specifically, the grant will fund two strategic partnerships....
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) under CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management. The project, titled "Bristol Bay Climate Adaptation Planning Program," will be led by a consortium of 31 federally recognized tribes in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The program will center Indigenous knowledge and practices in climate adaptation planning, identifying community needs and...
This $2,306,004 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) aims to expand and strengthen an indigenous workforce for climate resilience in Alaska. The project will engage the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island's Indigenous Sentinels Network, Bering Sea Research Center, and Ilisagvik College to develop a climate-ready workforce that centers indigenous knowledge and supports climate resilience...
The Knik Tribe received a $143,897 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156). The award will support the Tribe's assessment of paralytic shellfish toxins in Alaska salmon from August 2021 through August 2023 in Palmer, Alaska. The Cooperative Landscape Conservation program aims to help tribal governments and trust land managers understand potential climate change...
CLIMATE CHANGE HAS TAKEN HOLD IN GULF OF ALASKA FISHERIES, WITH NUMEROUS FISHERIES DISASTERS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, AND CONTINUING ECOSYSTEM CHANGES THAT ARE ALTERING FOUNDATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE IN THE REGION AND THE PLACE. ACROSS THE MANY GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AND FISHING DEPENDENT COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE GULF OF ALASKA, FISHERIES LOSSES MAY BE DEVASTATING FOR LOCAL ECONOMIES THAT LACK ECONOMIC DIVERSITY, MAINTAIN FISHING- DEPENDENT FOOD SYSTEMS, AND HAVE CULTURAL FISHING PRACTICES THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED. DESPITE THE TREMENDOUS COSTS OF DECLINING FISHERIES IN THE REGION, THERE IS A DEARTH OF ADAPTATION PLANNING TO ENSURE THE RESILIENCE OF FISHING COMMUNITIES INTO THE FUTURE. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL NEED FOR FISHING COMMUNITIES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TO FORMALIZE FISHERIES RESILIENCE STRATEGIES IN ADAPTATION PLANS, FOCUSING ON THREE OF THE MOST HIGHLY DEPENDENT AND DIVERSE FISHING COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION - CORDOVA, KODIAK, AND SITKA.