NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Fishing for Energy Fund
Project Title: Collection of Derelict Fishing Gear Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Organization:
Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United, Inc.
Project ID:
0304.21.072694
Description:

Maintain a derelict gear collection utility trailer to support the continued collection, hauling, and recycling of derelict blue crab traps for Mississippi's inshore shrimpers. Project will divert and recycle three tons of fishing gear from the Mississippi sound.

Award Amount:
$15137.09
Location:
Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties, Mississippi