March 28, 2014 — A UMass Dartmouth project to design and test a topless shrimp trawl to reduce finfish bycatch in Pamlico Sound, N.C. is among 22 from New England and the Mid-Atlantic that have been recommended to receive nearly $5.6 million in federal funding, according to an announcement Thursday by NOAA Fisheries.
If approved by NOAA's Office of Acquisition and Grants, the grant would be for $189,085.
In addition, two research projects developed by the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole have been recommended for funding. One to expand mussel farming is likely to get $373,088 while another to develop subtidal aquaculture gear to eliminate the risk to protected species, such as whales and turtles is expected to receive $125,638.