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For over 40 years, NOAA Fisheries has awarded grant funds under the Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) program to organizations nationwide working to address the needs of fishing communities, optimize economic benefits by building and maintaining sustainable fisheries, and increase other opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable. Of the 30 projects selected nationally for 2020 funding, 8 projects were from the Greater Atlantic Region, requesting approximately $2.25 million in federal funding.
Awardees
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Applicant
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Project Title
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Funding Priority
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University of Maryland
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Adapting High Pressure Processing (HPP) Technology to Enhance the Competitiveness of the Domestic Blue Crab Industry
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Promotion, Development and Marketing
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Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Expanding a New England green crab pilot fishery by providing a molt detection assay and identifying seasonal aggregations for harvest
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Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting
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University of Maine
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Improving Business Practices to Reduce Mortality in the Lobster Supply Chain
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Promotion, Development and Marketing
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Fishadelphia, LLC
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Fishadelphia: Expanding a successful program connecting NJ seafood harvesters with culturally and economically diverse seafood consumers
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Promotion, Development and Marketing
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Enhancing sustainable development of the winter bait fishery for Atlantic Menhaden through the use of industry acoustics
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Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting
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Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation
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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
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Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting
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University of New Hampshire
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Sustainable US Cleanerfish Production: Developing a Lumpfish Broodstock Program
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Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting
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University of New Hampshire
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Sustainable Innovations for the Channeled Whelk Fishery: Trap Modifications and Alternative Bait
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Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting
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Read more in our webstory or review the list of all proposals recommended for funding.
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