This project will conduct sea sampling aboard new hampshire lobster boats, continue lobster harvester and dealer reporting, and continue monitoring lobster population through a ventless trap survey in…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded New Hampshire Fish & Game $536,308 on April 1, 2026, under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (CFDA 11.474) to conduct sea sampling aboard New Hampshire lobster boats, continue lobster harvester and dealer reporting, and monitor lobster population through a ventless trap survey in support of the state's lobster fishery management plan. Performance runs through March 31, 2030, with work conducted in Concord, New Hampshire. The funding supports fisheries-dependent and independent data collection required under the state's management responsibilities for informing interstate coastal fisheries conservation and management.

This project will conduct sea sampling aboard new hampshire lobster boats, continue lobster harvester and dealer reporting, and continue monitoring lobster population through a ventless trap survey in accordance with the state's responsibilities for collecting accurate fisheries dependent and independent information to support the lobster fishery management plan.