2024 Scallop Research Set-Aside Informational Webinar
An informational webinar on the 2024 scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
About
NOAA Fisheries and Council staff will be available to answer questions about the funding opportunity, program priorities, the RSA funding mechanism, and vessel permitting.
Background
The 2024-2025 scallop RSA application opened on August 23, 2023 and will close on October 23, 2023. Successful applicants are awarded pounds of scallops that have been “set aside” to pay for research expenses; no federal funds are provided. Researchers and fishermen partner to harvest awarded scallops, and the proceeds are used to fund the research and compensate fishing industry partners. The research set-aside programs are designed to inform resource management decisions and improve stock assessments. Proposals are evaluated for scientific merit and for relevance to scallop fishery management.
Applicants that propose to conduct a regional scallop survey (Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, or Mid-Atlantic), may submit proposals with a project award period of up to 4 years (2024-2027). All other applications may submit proposals with a project award period of up to 2 years (2024-2025).
Webinar Information
Meeting ID: meet.google.com/cgn-ibfh-tka
Phone Numbers
(US)+1 252-777-0703
PIN: 897 771 961#
For more information, contact:
Jonathon Peros, New England Fishery Management Council, jperos@nefmc.org
Ryan Silva, NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Office, ryan.silva@noaa.gov