Today, NOAA Fisheries announced recommendations to fund 30 projects for more than $8 million under the 2020 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program. The list of projects fall into two categories: Promotion, Development and Marketing and Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S Seafood Production and Harvesting.
View the list of recommended projects (PDF, 3 pages)
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 | Funding Priority | Amount |
| AKRO | 20AKR015-007 | Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation |
Hatchery Capacity & Technology Development to Secure Oyster Seed Supply in Alaska |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $298,927.00 |
| AKRO | 20AKR009-003 | Prince William Sound Science and Technology Institute |
Development and testing of an in situ imaging and identification system for the assessment of fish passage in small streams |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $282,109.00 |
| GARFO | 20GAR043-113 | University of Maryland |
Adapting High Pressure Processing (HPP) Technology to Enhance the Competitiveness of the Domestic Blue Crab Industry |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $299,963.00 |
| GARFO | 20GAR032-067 | University of Maine System acting through the Univ. of Maine |
Improving Business Practices to Reduce Mortality in the Lobster Supply Chain |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $299,106.00 |
| GARFO | 20GAR049-033 | Fishadelphia LLC |
Fishadelphia: Expanding a successful program connecting NJ seafood harvesters with culturally and economically diverse seafood consumers |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $299,680.00 |
| GARFO | 20GAR003-110 | University of New Hampshire |
Sustainable US Cleanerfish Production: Developing a Lumpfish Broodstock Program |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $297,720.00 |
| GARFO | 20GAR001-055 | University of New Hampshire |
Sustainable Innovations for the Channeled Whelk Fishery: Trap Modifications and Alternative Bait |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $296,886.00 |
| GARFO | 20GAR017-007 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science |
Enhancing sustainable development of the winter bait fishery for Atlantic Menhaden through the use of industry acoustics |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $297,064.00 |
| GARFO | 20GAR028-065 | Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation |
CFRF's Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet: A Collaborative Fishing Vessel Approach to Addressing Data Needs for the American Lobster and Jonah Crab Fisheries |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $194,983.00 |
| GARFO | 20GAR033-024 | Wells Nat'l Estuarine Research Reserve Management Authority |
Expanding a New England green crab pilot fishery by providing a molt detection assay and identifying seasonal aggregations for harvest |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $261,620.00 |
| PIRO | 20PIR016-006 | Pacific Islands Fisheries Group |
Community ideas and projects for Ahi, yellowfin tuna, landed on Kauai |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $116,144.00 |
| PIRO | 20PIR003-017 | Conservation International Foundation |
Advancing the Promotion, Development, and Marketing for Hawaiis Local Sustainable Fisheries |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $299,633.00 |
| PIRO | 20PIR006-011 | Hawaii Feed & Fertilizer LLC |
Building Resiliency in Hawaiian Fishing Communities: A Pilot Project Assessing the Feasibility of Developing a Local Fishmeal Plant |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $220,000.00 |
| PIRO | 20PIR019-014 | University of Guam |
Determining Patterns and Drivers of Life-History Variation to Inform Present and Future Fishery Management in the U.S. Pacific |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $279,786.00 |
| SERO | 20SER001-017 | NC Department of Environmental Quality |
An Economic Profiling of North Carolina Shellfish Growers and Their Business Challenges, and an Exploration of Innovative Regulatory Strategies to Promote Growth |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $57,013.00 |
| SERO | 20SER019-032 | LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. |
Resolving Barriers to Sustainable Fishery Certification for the Gulf of Mexico Federal Otter Trawl Shrimp Fishery |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $299,724.00 |
| SERO | 20SER006-010 | Clemson University |
Epidemiology and Reproductive Impacts of the newly discovered Egg Parasite Carcinonemertes obrieni on the Caribbean Spiny Lobster Fishery in Florida and the Caribbean |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $298,235.00 |
| SERO | 20SER010-013 | University of Miami |
Increasing Resilience for Fishing Communities of the Southeast U.S.: Development of Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) Pilot-scale Growout Technology |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $299,917.00 |
| SERO | 20SER026-012 | Florida Institute of Technology |
Application of IMTA-Technology to Revive and Sustain Livelihood of Fishing Communities in Puerto Rico |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $299,424.71 |
| SERO | 20SER016-002 | Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium |
Creating resilient oysters (Crassostrea virginica) to enhance aquaculture and restoration |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $298,985.00 |
| SERO | 20SER024-060 | Reef Environmental Education Foundation |
Strengthening the Supply Chain for Lionfish to Promote Fishing and Protect Native Species |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $299,087.00 |
| SERO | 20SER031-026 | Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc. |
Novel technology development to create in situ point of use field-tester for red tide toxins in shellfish |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $300,000.00 |
| WCRO | 20WCR014-029 | Positively Groundfish |
A health and nutrition focused marketing outreach program and a supportive product and consumer appeal study, designed to revitalize market demand for underutilized MSC-certified West Coast groundfish |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $299,516.00 |
| WCRO | 20WCR020-028 | Catalina Offshore Products |
A Modern Approach to a Classic Catch: Full Utilization of Tuna Landings in San Diego, CA |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $247,500.00 |
| WCRO | 20WCR025-031 | Michael Conroy |
Feasibility and Design for a Fish Auction in San Diego |
Priority #1 Promotion, Development and Marketing | $104,073.00 |
| WCRO | 20WCR006-004 | San Jose State University Research Foundation |
Combining Underwater Video and Hook and Line Surveys of Untrawlable Areas in the Cowcod Conservation Areas to Inform Harvest Opportunities and Management Measures |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $300,000.00 |
| WCRO | 20WCR007-003 | San Jose State University Research Foundation |
Creating new products and markets - Development of techniques for the cultivation of monkeyface pricklebacks as a sustainable |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $300,000.00 |
| WCRO | 20WCR019-011 | Oregon State University |
Consumer Acceptability and Shelf-life Assessment of Frozen Seafood for Market Success |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $299,957.00 |
| WCRO | 20WCR010-020 | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission |
Toward a more sustainable and data-driven management paradigm for the vermilion rockfish complex |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $299,229.00 |
| WCRO | 20WCR004-018 | Ocean Gold Seafoods, Inc. |
Utilize an Industry-Seine Fishing Vessel to Enhance Data Collection and Improve Assessment of Pacific Coast Coastal Pelagic Species for the Benefit of the Fishing Industry and Fishing Communities |
Priority #2 Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting | $295,800.00 |
