2013 Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside Program
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The organizers of the program requires that the research proposals of the eligible applicants concentrate on the following program priorities:

a) The execution of fishery independent surveys for all Mid-Atlantic species, especially in near shore zones.

b) The study of the interactions between Longfin Squids, Butterfish, Atlantic Mackerel & River Herrings.

c) The evaluation of the length, weight, and age compositions of landed and discarded fish in the summer flounder fisheries through their sex.

d) The evaluation of the amount, length, weight, and age compositions of Bluefish discards from the commercial and recreational fisheries.

e) The determination of the size, age-at-maturity, and growth parameters of the Illex squid population.

f) The approximation of the fishery components that is utilized to calculate scup mortality.

g) The investigation of the effects of hook size and other fishing practices on catchability of Tilefishes.

The institutions and organizations who will be considered eligible to participate in this funding opportunity are institutions of higher education, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, commercial organizations, individuals, and State, local, and Native American tribal governments.

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category - Environmental Grants

2012 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program
The Department of Commerce, in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has recently established a project entitled 2012 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.

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National Science Foundation: Ocean Acidification
The Ocean Acidification Program is geared towards the acquisition of a better understanding of the potentially adverse effects of slowly acidifying oceans.

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Coastal Impact Assistance Program
The Fish and Wildlife Service has recently established the Coastal Impact Assistance Program wherein the agency will provide a ceiling budget amounting to $250 million to be utilized in conservation, protection, and preservation projects of coastal areas, including wetlands.

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Northern Rocky Mountain Science Centers offers funding to Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program
The goal of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit(CESU) Program is to jump-start research studies that address concerns regarding the effects of climate change on the hydrology and biota of northern Great Plains.

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