January 23, 2020 — The US Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCeMFiS) has approved over $191,000 in funding for new research projects in 2020, it announced.
SCeMFiS researchers from across the country will kick off the decade tackling topics including the effects of climate change, marine mammal interactions, and bycatch.
Part of the National Science Foundation’s Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program, SCeMFiS brings together scientific institutions and partners in the fishing industry to address urgent needs in finfish and shellfish science. All funding and research priorities are determined on a collaborative basis between SCeMFiS scientists and participating industry members, it said.