Get Funding for Bycatch Reduction Tech ($2.5M)
Summary
Fisheries businesses can secure funding to develop innovative technologies and fishing practices that reduce the accidental capture of non-target species. This program aims to protect marine life and improve the sustainability of fishing operations.
Eligibility
Full Description
The mission of the National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) is to develop technological solutions and investigate changes in fishing practices designed to minimize bycatch of fish (including sponges, deep–sea corals, and shallow (tropical) corals) and protected species (including marine mammals, sturgeon, seabirds, and sea turtles) as well as minimize mortality and injury of bycaught species (including post-release injury and mortality). Projects should produce outcomes that can directly influence management needs of federally managed living marine resources. For FY2017, NMFS anticipates that approximately $2,500,000 could be made available for projects that address bycatch research as identified in the Program Priority Section (I.B.1 - I.B.4).