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The organizers of the program requires that the research proposals of the eligible applicants concentrate on the following program priorities:

a) The execution of fishery independent surveys for all Mid-Atlantic species, especially in near shore zones.

b) The study of the interactions between Longfin Squids, Butterfish, Atlantic Mackerel & River Herrings.

c) The evaluation of the length, weight, and age compositions of landed and discarded fish in the summer flounder fisheries through their sex.

d) The evaluation of the amount, length, weight, and age compositions of Bluefish discards from the commercial and recreational fisheries.

e) The determination of the size, age-at-maturity, and growth parameters of the Illex squid population.

f) The approximation of the fishery components that is utilized to calculate scup mortality.

g) The investigation of the effects of hook size and other fishing practices on catchability of Tilefishes.

The institutions and organizations who will be considered eligible to participate in this funding opportunity are institutions of higher education, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, commercial organizations, individuals, and State, local, and Native American tribal governments.

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category - Environmental Grants

National Science Foundation: Geoinformatics Solicitation Grant
Geoinformatics is the science and technology of developing and using information service sciences in addressing the problems related to geography, geosciences and other branches associated to engineering.

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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Centers for Oceans and Human Health
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has recently established a funding opportunity entitled Centers for Oceans and Human Health which provide linkages between members of ocean sciences and biomedical communities in the hopes of supporting interdisciplinary studies in areas where thorough understanding of marine processes and ecosystems harbor the potential to reduce public health risks.

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2012 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program
The Department of Commerce, in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has recently established a project entitled 2012 Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.

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National Science Foundation: Ocean Acidification
The Ocean Acidification Program is geared towards the acquisition of a better understanding of the potentially adverse effects of slowly acidifying oceans.

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