NOAA Fisheries announced recommendations to fund five projects for almost $1.3 million under the 2019 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program.
March 6, 2019 — Today, NOAA Fisheries announced recommendations to fund five projects for almost $1.3 million under the 2019 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program. The projects fall into the three priority categories for 2019: Promotion, Development and Marketing; Marine Aquaculture; and Support of Science that Maximizes Fishing Opportunities, Revenue and Jobs in U.S. Fisheries While Ensuring the Long-Term Sustainability of Marine Resources. They are:
- Alaska Region – Alaska Mariculture Initiative – Phase 2 ($287,646)
- Greater Atlantic Region – Reducing risk for shellfish farmers through real-time, automated, harmful algal bloom monitoring and mitigation ($297,172)
- Pacific Islands Region – Mark-recapture as a tool to assess Kona crab, Ranina ranina, post-release mortality and local population estimates for the Main Hawaiian Islands ($91,189)
- Southeast Region – Development of a Fishermen Operated Pilot-Scale Queen Conch (Lobatus gigas) Hatchery and Nursery Facility for Sustainable Seafood Supply and Restoration of Wild Populations in Puerto Rico ($299,949)
- West Coast Region – Developing an Alternative Model for Sustainable Commercial Salmon Fisheries of the Lower Columbia River Sub-basin. ($285,646)
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