Gulf of Me xic o Oyste r Aquac ultur e Small Gr ants Pr ogr am (2017) In 2017, T he GSMF C funding six c ompe titive pr oje c ts for about $370,000. T he gr ant oppor tunity is administe r e d thr ough our offic e but was pr ovide d by the NOAA Offic e of Aquac ultur e . T he one ye ar pr oje c ts c ove r a var ie ty of issue s r e late d to oyste r aquac ultur e in the Gulf r e gion.
• Advanc ing the Gulf of Me xic o She llfish Initiative (GoMe xSI) • T his proje c t will provide a pla tform to a void a nd/ or re solve use r c onflic ts re la te d to oyste r a qua c ulture , while a lso promoting c oordina tion of off- bottom (a nd on- bottom) oyste r a qua c ulture with othe r oyste r re stora tion e fforts • Initiation of a Pr ogr am to Pr oduc e F lor ida T e tr aploid F ounde r Stoc ks for the Gulf Oyste r Industr y • T his proje c t is to initia te a prog ra m for produc ing pa te nt- fre e F lorida te tra ploid founde r stoc ks to me e t the ne e ds of the fa st- g rowing oyste r fa rming industry in the Gulf re g ion
• De ve lopme nt and Ope r ation of a Mobile Oyste r Spawning Syste m • T his proje c t inte nds to produc e a dditiona l oyste r la rva e to me e t the c urre nt a nd future ne e ds of the de ve loping off- bottom oyste r fa rming industry in the a re a . • State of Alabama Oyste r Aquac ultur e Pe r mitting and Infor mational We bsite De ve lopme nt • T his proje c t is to de ve lop a nd ma inta in a c ompre he nsive oyste r a qua c ulture pe rmitting a nd informa tiona l we bsite to a ssist c urre nt a nd pote ntia l oyste r a qua c ulture fa rme rs with siting , pe rmitting , c oordina tion, a nd c onta c t with re g ula tory a g e nc ie s to inc re a se e ffic ie nc ie s a nd to fa c ilita te inc re a se d inve stme nt in oyste r a qua c ulture in Ala ba ma
• Inc r e asing Oyste r Pr oduc tion in the Gulf of Me xic o: Adopting High- De nsity L ar val Cultur e at the Aubur n Unive r sity She llfish L ab • T his proje c t a ddre sse s the c ha lle ng e of c urre nt a nd future de ma nd for oyste r la rva e a nd se e d in the re g ion by a dopting hig h- de nsity la rva l c ulture a t the Auburn Unive rsity She llfish L a bora tory. At the Mar c h 2018 Commission me e ting, we will de dic ate the ge ne r al se ssion to having the six awar d r e c ipie nts pr e se nt the ir wor k.
Gulf of Me xic o Oyste r Aquac ultur e Small Gr ants Pr ogr am (2018) T he GSMF C is pr ovide d anothe r $370,000 in funding for pr oje c ts r e late d to oyste r aquac ultur e in the Gulf r e gion thr ough the NOAA Offic e of Aquac ultur e . In the fir st r ound (2017) we funde d six pr oje c ts whic h var ie d wide ly in the ir foc us. T he se c ond r ound is vir tually ide ntic al in pr ior itie s and foc us, and is inte nde d to fur the r e xplor e spatial planning and siting, r e gulator y c onstr aints, and pr oduc tion c halle nge s. T he RF P was r e le ase d 3 r d . Pr about two we e ks and ago and c lose s Nove mbe r oje c ts will r un for one ye ar star ting Mar c h 1, 2018.
Mar ine Aquac ultur e Pilot Pr oje c ts Small Gr ants Pr ogr am (2018) T he GSMF C, wor king with the NOAA Offic e of Aquac ultur e , will be pr oviding about $400,000 in funding for c ompe titive de monstr ation pr oje c ts be ginning in Januar y 2018. We will be se e king pr oposals whic h inc lude par tne r ships be twe e n the se afood industr y and c ommunity par tne r s to de ve lop, validate and de ploy e c onomic ally and e nvir onme ntally sustainable aquatic far ming te c hnique s and r e gional busine ss pr ac tic e s in our r e gion. T he gr ants ar e single - ye ar gr ants and ar e limite d to the e stuar ine or mar ine wate r s in our r e gion.
E a c h of the thre e re g iona l Commissions will ha ve a simila r g ra nt opportunity but e a c h will ha ve its own prioritie s a ppropria te for the ir re spe c tive re g ions. T he dr aft Gulf RF P will foc us on the following: Pr ior ity 1. De ve lop c omme r c ial te c hnique s that foc us on advanc ing c omme r c ial aquac ultur e in the Gulf of Me xic o. Pr oje c ts may inc lude : • Hatc he r y wor k in suppor t of she llfish, se awe e d, or finfish aquac ultur e ope r ations in state or fe de r al wate r s . • Ac ade mic and pr ivate c ollabor ation to pr ovide hatc he r y spac e for c omme r c ial r e ar ing and pr oduc tion for aquac ultur e ope r ations in state or fe de r al wate r s. • De ve lopme nt of ge ar and syste ms appr opr iate for mar ine aquac ultur e pr oduc tion in offshor e wate r s. Pr ior ity 2. Cr e ate pilot pr oje c ts whic h de monstr ate the fe asibility of pe r mitting an offshor e aquac ultur e ope r ation in fe de r al wate r s of the Gulf of Me xic o.
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