Research Funding Opportunities

Continuation of the Southern New England Collaborative Research Initiative - New Request for Proposals 2009

A Project of the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation

Purpose of Research Program:

The CFR Foundation is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) as a continuation of the "Southern New England Collaborative Research Initiative” (SNECRI), a project begun by the CFR Foundation in August 2008. This RFP is divided into two major components:

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Winter Flounder Bycatch Reduction - Part I: Proof of Concept Program

Challenge Grant Program for Conservation Engineering Projects

NOAA Award Number NA09NMF4720414

A program to support teams of researchers and fishing industry members interested in working together to test alternative fishing gear and fishing strategies to reduce bycatch of winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) in the southern New England stock area.

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