Project Grant SWA80022GR0015

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program provides $653,740 to Memorial University of Newfoundland to reduce seabird bycatch in commercial fisheries. The project aims to (1) identify areas and times when seabird interactions are most intense and (2) test voluntary fishing practice modifications to reduce seabird bycatch. The project will incorporate education, training, and outreach, and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655), awarded a $113,820 Cooperative Agreement to Clemson University to conduct research on the endangered Black-capped Petrel (BCPE). The project aims to improve understanding of the BCPE's at-sea habitat use, movement patterns, and migration paths by tagging birds with solar-powered satellite tags. This data will assist with the designation of critical habitat and...

This $336,494 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program will fund a project to collect baseline data on northern gannet populations at their breeding colonies in Newfoundland and Quebec, Canada in 2024. The project aims to assess the current status of northern gannet populations, which have faced significant threats in recent years including the Deepwater Horizon...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $666,705 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation (CFDA 15.635) project grant to Associacao De Pesquisa E Preservacao De Ecoss Aquatico (Aquasis) in Brazil. The goal is to document habitat use and migratory movements of key shorebird species, including Red Knot, Short-billed Dowitcher, and Ruddy Turnstone, that utilize the Banco dos Cajuais, a regionally important non-breeding site. The objectives are to assess local...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $693,900 Project Grant to Pronatura Noroeste, a non-profit organization and foundation, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635). The 2-year project leverages local partnerships to track migratory bird movements at different geographic scales. Key activities include: Strengthening capacities and expanding the Motus wildlife tracking network to better understand the...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) was awarded a $6,910,276 Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472). The project aims to test the feasibility of removing vertical lines in fixed gear fisheries to reduce the risk of large whale entanglement. The project goals are to provide fixed gear fishermen with experience using technologies that reduce protected species risk, assist gear...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) provides $198,678.00 to Oregon State University to quantify the abundance and spatial distribution of salmon predator species, including marine birds and mammals, in the Columbia River plume region during salmon outmigration and return migration. The study will utilize thermal cameras and artificial intelligence to...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 awarded Oregon State University a $793,742 cooperative agreement under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to implement the Predator Management Project from May 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The project will monitor seabird colonies in southern Oregon for predation and remove problem animals that are detrimentally impacting nesting seabirds. Oregon State University staff will receive training from Wildlife Services to set...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $389,154 Project Grant to the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, a non-profit research organization, under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657). The goal of this 3-year project is to improve the viability of the endangered short-tailed albatross (STAL) and decrease risks to its population. Key activities include: 1) Establishing a stable STAL breeding population on an island other than Torishima, which currently...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) provides $197,595 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to reduce or eliminate killer whale mortalities and serious injuries caused by net entanglements in the Bering Sea deep-water flatfish trawl fishery. The key activities funded under this award include: (1) continued development and implementation of a gear modification to the trawl nets, (2)...