June 10, 2014 — Fishing research projects in New England and the Mid-Atlantic are expected to receive nearly $5.6 million in federal funding, NOAA Fisheries has announced.
This latest boost follows a $75-million allocation to a number of fishing disaster areas in the United States.
Under the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Programme, which is administered by NOAA Fisheries, funding will be made available to provide financial assistance for research and development projects that benefit the US fishing industry.
Of these funds, $2.3 million would support projects to benefit the groundfish industry.
Funding will be made available to projects following review by NOAA’s Office of Acquisition and Grants, which is expected to be completed shortly.
John Bullard, administrator, NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, said: ‘This announcement is great news for fishing communities in the Greater Atlantic Region.
‘Many impressive proposals were submitted for these grants and the funds will support a wide-range of projects to help fishermen and the fishing industry.
‘I’m pleased that so many of the selected projects were from partnerships of fishermen and scientists from this region.’
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