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, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau. The deadline for pre-proposals is 20 September 2016.
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, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau. The deadline for pre-proposals is 20 September 2016.