By: Melissa Schneider*
Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates approximately $5 million will be available for research projects and programs that will significantly advance the understanding of the economics of aquaculture businesses in the United States and address gaps regarding important market information.
The overall goal is to advance business management towards development of a sustainable marine and Great Lakes aquaculture industry in the United States.
Successful proposals will address geographic and/or topical needs and will fully integrate research, extension and education. Proposals that will support broad, non-proprietary research to address critical gaps with respect to aquaculture economics and market needs; make that information available to U.S. aquaculture businesses and management agencies; and build the capacity of Sea Grant and its partners, including Sea Grant aquaculture extension personnel and industry stakeholders, are preferred.
These investments are consistent with Sea Grant’s focus area of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA) and the Sea Grant Network’s 10-year Aquaculture Vision, both which support NOAA and Department of Commerce aquaculture goals.
All proposals to this competition must be submitted by a Sea Grant program. Other interested entities must submit proposals in partnership with and through a relevant Sea Grant Program.
Read the formal announcement on grants.gov.
Informational webinar Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. Eastern (Register or join here).
Notices of intent to submit due Feb. 26.
Full proposals due April 22.
This information is also available at https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Funding .
Contact Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium Research Coordinator Loretta Leist with any questions.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Loretta Leist
Research Coordinator
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
Phone: 228-818-8835
Email: loretta.leist@usm.edu
Source: Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
Editor at the digital magazine AquaHoy. He holds a degree in Aquaculture Biology from the National University of Santa (UNS) and a Master’s degree in Science and Innovation Management from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, with postgraduate diplomas in Business Innovation and Innovation Management. He possesses extensive experience in the aquaculture and fisheries sector, having led the Fisheries Innovation Unit of the National Program for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture (PNIPA). He has served as a senior consultant in technology watch, an innovation project formulator and advisor, and a lecturer at UNS. He is a member of the Peruvian College of Biologists and was recognized by the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) in 2016 for his contribution to aquaculture.
