The Saltonstall-Kennedy program funds projects that address the needs of fishing communities, and that build and maintain sustainable fisheries. The focus areas are aquaculture; fishery data collection; techniques for reducing by-catch and other adverse impacts; adapting to climate change and other long-term ecosystem change; promotion, development, and marketing; socio-economic research; and territorial science. The program is open to applicants in the USA and some Pacific countries (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau). The deadline for applications is 02 November 2015.
The Saltonstall-Kennedy program funds projects that address the needs of fishing communities, and that build and maintain sustainable fisheries. The focus areas are aquaculture; fishery data collection; techniques for reducing by-catch and other adverse impacts; adapting to climate change and other long-term ecosystem change; promotion, development, and marketing; socio-economic research; and territorial science. The program is open to applicants in the USA and some Pacific countries (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau). The deadline for applications is 02 November 2015.