November 08, 2024
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DMR awarded grant for fisheries research

WASHINGTON – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a $216,005 grant to the state Department of Marine Resources for resource monitoring of Maine fisheries.

The NOAA grant will fund research initiatives at the DMR, including a recreational fisheries statistics survey of the charter boat-headboat fleet and the development of a volunteer angler survey logbook to supplement the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey.


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