Recommended Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Projects

NOAA Fisheries has recommended more than $11 million for 43 projects under the 2021 Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Competitive Grants Program.

Alaska

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Pacific Islands

Southeast

West Coast

National

An oyster farmer compares oysters by size to see which ones are ready for harvest.

NOAA Fisheries has recommended more than $11 million for 43 projects under the 2021 Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Competitive Grants Program. The projects fall into two categories:

Promotion, Development, and Marketing and Science
Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S Seafood Production and Harvesting

Projects and Summaries

At this point in the selection process, application approval and obligation is not final. An application being recommended is not an authorization to begin performance of the project, and is not a guarantee of funding. Final approval is subject to funding availability as well as final review and approval by both NOAA Grants Management Division and DOC Financial Assistance Law Division. No application is “awarded” until it has been signed by the official Grants Officer. The Grants Officer will notify successful applicants in writing when their application has been approved.

Region	Proposal #	Applicant	Project Title	Priority	Amount
AKRO	21AKR006-004	Alaska Department of Fish and Game	Improving the Genetic Baseline of Western Alaska Chinook Salmon for Mixed Stock Analysis (MSA) in the Bering Sea	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 115,881.00
AKRO	21AKR001-006	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Development of a Management Strategy Evaluation Framework for Subsistence Salmon Fisheries of the Kuskokwim River Watershed	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 266,186.00
AKRO	21AKR013-010	Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute	Increasing Market Access and Consumer Confidence with Trusted Nutrient and Contaminant Data and Outreach for Alaska Seafood	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 298,450.00
GARO	21GAR044-003	Gulf of Maine Research Institute	Implications of resolving a mismatch in the scale of Atlantic cod fishery management	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 247,161.00
GARO	21GAR046-066	Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County	Assessment of an Alternate Frequency Pinger to Mitigate Gray Seal Interaction in the Northeast Sink Gillnet	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 206,279.00
GARO	21GAR045-083	Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County	Conservation Gear Technology- Quantifying Bycatch Reduction Benefits of an Excluder in the Small Mesh Fisheries of the Northeast with Focus on Red Hake	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 249,246.00
GARO	21GAR016-058	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Commercial Enhancement of Bivalve Hatchery Sustainability Through Applied Technology Application	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 169,828.00
GARO	21GAR024-105	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Novel Bottom Culture of Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) for Diversifying Marine Farms	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 151,806.00
GARO	21GAR004-025	University of Maryland Baltimore County	Knowledge is Power: Decreasing Impediments for Shellfish Aquaculture On The US and Gulf Coasts Through Set	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 299,376.00

GARO	21GAR022-081	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Economic and environmental feasibility of soft- shell clam aquaculture in Virginia	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 300,000.00
GARO	21GAR047-031	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management	Realizing the Full Potential of Rhode Island Seafood in Rhode Island - a statewide seafood marketing and promotion campaign to bolster the market for Rhode Island seafood in Rhode	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 300,000.00
GARO	21GAR041-080	Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County	Increasing Local Seafood Consumption Through Demo, Dialogue and Donations	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 63,668.00
GARO	21GAR055-069	University of Maine System acting thru University of Maine	Improving the marketability, quality and value of US caught Atlantic bluefin tuna	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 296,879.00
GARO	21GAR010-086	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Evaluating production constraints and consumer demand in an emerging blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) fishery	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 256,103.00
GARO	21GAR051-091	American Littoral Society	Promoting the Resurgence of the New Jersey Oyster Through Shell Recycling	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 300,000.00
PIRO	21PIR027-009	Poseidon Fisheries Research LLC	Community Management of a Data and Capacity Limited Coral Reef Fishery in American Samoa	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 198,806.00
PIRO	21PIR030-006	University of Central Florida Board of Trustees	Moving toward Science-driven Management of Bottomfish Stocks in Guam and the CNMI	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 300,000.00
PIRO	21PIR043-011	PACIFIC AMERICAN FOUNDATION	Establishing a Supply and Training Program for Aquaculture Production of Hawaiian Sea Cucumber	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 299,154.00

PIRO	21PIR033-012	Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University	Engaging Hawaii's Fishing Community to Establish Marine Aquaculture Techniques for Kumu, an Endemic Hawaiian Goatfish (Parupeneus porphyreus)	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 295,409.00
PIRO	21PIR023-010	Pacific Islands Fisheries Group	Development of Hawaii Squid Fishery and Marketable Products	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 119,283.00
PIRO	21PIR028-007	REPUBLIC OF PALAU	Operationalizing offshore pelagic fisheries in the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) through a public-private partnership to beneﬁt local	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 300,000.00
PIRO	21PIR011-018	Hawaii Seafood Council	Hawaii Seafood Marketing in the age of COVID	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 300,000.00
PIRO	21PIR036-002	University of Hawaii	Hawaii Seafood Culinary Best Practice Digital Promotion	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 299,985.00
PIRO	21PIR032-016	MarAlliance	Expanding Domestic Marketing and Commercial Export Opportunities for Micronesian Value- added Nearshore Pelagic Fish Products	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 299,035.00
SERO	21SER027-035	Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi	Methylation-Based Aging: An Efficient Approach to Mass-ageing Fisheries Species	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 297,986.00
SERO	21SER023-025	University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.	Strengthening the Georgia hard clam industry through expansion into southern quahog, Mercenaria campechiensis, mariculture	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 229,704.00
SERO	21SER001-056	Ankers Subsea LLC	Alabama Off Bottom Oyster Wet Storage and Depuration Facility Pilot Project Using Vacuum Air Lift (VAL) Technology	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 300,000.00

SERO	21SER038-020	Florida Atlantic University	A Fishers-Operated Queen Conch Hatchery for Growout of Sustainable Seafood for Local Markets in Puerto Rico (Tracking# 21SER020)	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 299,283.00
SERO	21SER037-053	Two Docks Shellfish, LLC	Enhancing Marine Aquaculture in the Tropical U.S.: Methods for sustainable commercial co- cultivation of shellfish and seaweed in Florida	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 264,480.70
SERO	21SER022-027	University of Florida	Refining Culture Methods to Improve Aquaculture Production of Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus)	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 300,000.00
SERO	21SER034-036	Gullah Geechee Chamber Foundation Inc	Promoting Gullah Geechee Maritime Cultural Heritage and Enhancing Economic Resilience through a Gullah Geechee Seafood Trail	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 282,768.00
SERO	21SER025-050	Louisiana State University Agricultural Center	Improving U.S. wild catfish market opportunities through improved cold chain management and packaging	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 299,598.00
SERO	21SER008-013	North Carolina State University	Collaboration with local fish processing industry to convert fish trimmings and skins into value added fish meal and fish oil to promote sustainability	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 265,625.00
SERO	21SER006-034	Oyster South Company	Know Thy Oysters: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Seafood Server Training Programs to Increase Sales of American Seafood	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 299,413.00
WCRO	21WCR003-019	University of Washington	Development and testing of a fish oil diffuser as an alternative method of baiting crab pots	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 67,283.00
WCRO	21WCR006-013	University of Washington	Increasing US fisheries yields by reducing bycatch: the potential of dynamic ocean management and other tools to adapt to climate change	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 258,483.00

WCRO	21WCR013-016	Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research	Expanding selective fishing operations and supporting management of opah off the California coast.	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 260,500.00
WCRO	21WCR012-029	Pacific Shellfish Institute	Understanding Triploid Pacific Oyster Mortalities on the U.S. West Coast	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 299,853.00
WCRO	21WCR004-009	Swinomish Indian Tribal Community	Building resiliency in tribal fishing communities: Using Indigenous aquaculture techniques to enhance clam production	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 299,060.00
WCRO	21WCR016-026	Puget Sound Restoration Fund	From nuisance to profit: Monetizing seaweeds and cockles that foul shellfish aquaculture farms	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 298,017.00
WCRO	21WCR010-033	Oregon State University	Liposome-based microparticles for improved nutrition and production efficiency of marine fish larvae	Priority # 2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting	$ 299,962.00
WCRO	21WCR009-006	Saraspe Seafoods	The Local Fish Initiative: Developing a Hybrid Restaurant & Community Supported Fishery Model and Web-Based Marketing Tool Built for Fishermen and Consumers	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 299,494.00
WCRO	21WCR018-017	Aquarium of the Pacific	Developing Effective, Low-Cost Community Outreach Tools for Fishers and Seafood Farmers	Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing	$ 240,139.00