Project Grant SRP38022GR0056

The Yankee Fishermen's Cooperative will receive $772,753.40 through September 2024 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Cooperative will work with New Hampshire Community Seafood to address the aging commercial fishing workforce in New England through expanding regional market access and increasing the viability of fishing businesses that serve local markets. Key initiatives include...

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) was awarded a $350,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils federal grant program (CFDA 11.441). The funding will support the council's work to assess a seasonally closed fish spawning aggregation site at Tourmaline Reef in Puerto Rico. The project will quantify the reproductive activity and relative abundance of red hind groupers using multiple survey...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $999,660 Cooperative Agreement under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437) to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC). The objective of this 4-year project is to advance fisheries data collection, storage, analysis, and dissemination efforts in the Pacific Islands region to improve regional fisheries information management systems. This will ensure that regional managers and the fishing community...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program (CFDA 11.437), will gather comprehensive data on commercial and recreational fishing activities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The $250,000 award to the CNMI Department of Lands and Natural Resources (DLNR) will fund the collection of detailed information on fish catch quantities, species, lengths, weights, and locations,...

The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) was awarded a $21 million project grant by the Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs to support sustainable fisheries management in the Solomon Islands under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs federal grant program (CFDA 19.017). The grant will fund FFA's delivery of technical and advisory services from June 2021 through June 2022 to support the Solomon Islands...

This $8,153,788 federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Regional Fishery Management Councils program (CFDA 11.441), supports the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) in developing and implementing comprehensive fishery management plans for the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone off the southeastern coast. The 4-year project, beginning January 1, 2025 and concluding on December 31, 2028, enables SAFMC to...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program (CFDA 11.451) will verify, characterize, monitor, and model multi-species fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The $865,648 award to East Carolina University will engage commercial fishers to cooperatively research and monitor six priority FSA sites over 5 years....

This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $234,256 in funding to Conservation Fisheries, Inc. (CFI) to implement a 3-year demonstration project. The project aims to transition priority endangered fish propagation and reintroduction activities from CFI to National Fish Hatcheries (NFHs) in the Southeast region. This will increase the capacity of the U.S. Fish and...

This $276,689 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program will support the continued operation and coordination of the California Fish Passage Forum. The key products and services to be delivered include: Facilitating and supporting the California Fish Passage Forum, including organizing and managing regular forum meetings Distributing funding to Forum-specific projects focused on fish habitat...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) provides $4,000,000 to restore fish passage to up to 14 miles of high-quality habitat in Southeast Alaska. The project will address barriers at 11 culverts on Native-owned and non-federal lands to improve passage for salmonid species, which are regional priorities. The Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition, a non-profit organization based in...