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NOAA Fisheries has awarded approximately $2.3 million to 13 projects under the Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program. Bycatch reduction is a top priority for NOAA Fisheries, as outlined in our National Bycatch Reduction Strategy, because bycatch can contribute to overfishing, threaten endangered and threatened species and protected marine mammals, or close fisheries, significantly impacting U.S. economic growth. This year’s projects focus on several priority bycatch issues related to a variety of species, including whales, turtles, sharks, sturgeon, and halibut.
NOAA Fisheries’ Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program has resulted in innovative technological solutions to some of the nation’s top bycatch challenges. NOAA Fisheries is proud to continue to partner with fishermen, fishery managers, industry, and the environmental community to avoid and minimize bycatch.
Greater Atlantic Region Projects
- Sea Mammal Education Learning Technology Society: $199,824
- Cormac Hondros-McCarthy: $211,290
- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County: $205,240
- University of Maine: $210,822
- Ocean Associates Incorporated: $199,154
For a description of projects visit our website.
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