NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Fisheries Innovation Fund
Project Title: Using Electronic Monitoring for Sustainability in the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery (FL, LA, TX)
Organization:
Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.
Project ID:
0303.19.066272
Description:

Expand electronic monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico reef fish fishery to address fisheries management objectives by monitoring for catch and bycatch, improving data management, and enhancing usability. Project will build on more than four years of electronic monitoring system improvements and comprehensive data collection to advance implementation of electronic monitoring as a Gulf-wide priority.

Award Amount:
$500292.25
Location:
Pinellas County, Galveston County, Lee County, Hillsborough County, Taylor County, Collier County, Florida; Sarasota County, Texas; Plaquemines Parrish, Louisiana