NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Fisheries Innovation Fund
Project Title: Developing a Strategic Framework for Permit Banking in the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery (MS)
Organization:
Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United, Inc.
Project ID:
0303.19.065624
Description:

Develop a strategic framework to advance permit and quota banking opportunities for Mississippi fishing communities in the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery. Project will develop a tool that could increase the capacity of individual fishermen and fishing businesses while helping to retain access to fisheries.

Award Amount:
$69159.61
Location:
Coastal Jackson, Harrison, and Hancock County, Mississippi