This project will continue collecting fisheries-dependent landings data, or trip-level transactions from all massachusetts primary buyers (dealers purchasing directly from commercial harvesters…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Division of Marine Fisheries, $1.168 million on October 1, 2025, under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (CFDA 11.474).

The recipient will continue collecting fisheries-dependent landings data through trip-level transactions from all Massachusetts primary buyers—dealers purchasing directly from commercial harvesters landing product in Massachusetts—and provide assistance with collection of trip-level catch and effort data from commercial harvesters. These datasets support fisheries management decisions and monitoring of quota-based fisheries. The recipient will also modernize software and business intelligence platforms for permitting and trip-level data collection systems.

The award period runs through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Data collected will serve the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Atlantic Coast States, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

This project will continue collecting fisheries-dependent landings data, or trip-level transactions from all massachusetts primary buyers (dealers purchasing directly from commercial harvesters which land their product in massachusetts). Additionally, assistance with the collection of trip-level catch and effort data from commercial harvesters will be provided. These data sets are used for multiple purposes, most importantly to support fisheries management decisions and monitor quota-based fisheries. Massachusetts will also modernize software and business intelligence platforms for permitting and trip-level data collection.