Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program

Objective

Promotes improved fishing practices and innovative gear technologies to benefit U.S. fishermen by minimizing bycatch (non-target catch), reducing post-release mortality of non-target species, and minimizing habitat impacts to the extent practicable.

Who Can Apply

• Unrestricted by Entity Type
• Local
• State
• Territorial
• Tribal

Eligible applicants for assistance include State and local governments, including their universities and colleges; U.S. territorial agencies; Federal and State-recognized Indian Tribal governments; private universities and colleges; private profit and nonprofit research and conservation organizations and/or individuals.

Who Benefits

• Federal
• Anyone/general public
• State
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

This program benefits Federal, State, and interstate marine resource conservation and management agencies; U.S. and foreign commercial and recreational fishing industries; conservation organizations, academic institutions; international and Indian Tribal treaties; private and public research groups; consumers; and the general public.

Assistance Types

• Grant

Program Contact

jeffrey.kulnis@noaa.gov
301-427-8771