SEFSC Bluefin Tuna Research Program
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The SEFSC Bluefin Tuna Research Program, solicitation number NOAA-NMFS-SE-2027-33642, is a federal funding opportunity issued by the Department of Commerce NOAA. The program aims to advance science-based fisheries management for Atlantic bluefin tuna by improving the understanding of their biology, total abundance, and the movement and mixing between eastern and western Atlantic populations. This initiative supports a multi-year research effort in partnership with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas to enhance the management of bluefin fisheries. Proposals that demonstrate collaboration with the ICCAT Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Research Program and other ICCAT partners are strongly encouraged. The solicitation was posted on August 27, 2026, and the deadline for responses is December 31, 2026. Interested parties can coordinate with the grantor, Keisha Trent, regarding this opportunity.
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The objective of the program is to provide a basis for advancing science-based fisheries management for Atlantic bluefin tuna. Such advancement will depend upon improvements in understanding of the fisheries, total abundance, and biology of bluefin tuna, especially regarding the effects of mixing and movement between the eastern and western Atlantic populations. Contracting Parties to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), of which the US is one, and other partners have embarked upon a multi-year research program on bluefin tuna as a step toward improving ICCAT's science-based management of Bluefin fisheries. Research sponsored under this funding opportunity represents a contribution to this partnership. Proposals that demonstrate collaborations with the ICCAT Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Research Program and other ICCAT partners are strongly encouraged.
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