2020 Funding Announcement GLOBAL FUND FOR MARINE MAMMAL BYCATCH SOLUTIONS

Ocean Associates, Inc., in collaboration with the Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
and with funding from the National Marine Fisheries Service Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, is pleased to announce the availability of grants to support capacity building
for reducing marine mammal bycatch.
The kinds of projects eligible for support can include:
1) Evaluation of potential marine mammal bycatch reduction techniques;
2) Establishing estimates of bycatch and calculating bycatch limits in fisheries that
interact with marine mammals; and
3) Advancing measures to prohibit intentional killing or serious injury to marine
mammals associated with fishing operations.
For 2020, US$62,000 is available to support projects. We anticipate granting one to two
awards. We will consider a maximum request of $40,000, and a minimum of $10,000. Priority
will be given to applications from developing countries, which can focus on national initiatives or
projects within particular fisheries, with preference given to ones that export seafood to the
United States. All applicants must be willing to accommodate and fund a graduate student or
post-Doc to assist with the project methodology, implementation, and writing of report results.
The Bycatch Consortium can help identify a student, if needed. For projects not in developing
countries, proposals should outline how the results would have application in developing
country fisheries. There is no matching fund requirement. Proposals will be accepted up to
December 31, 2020, and should end by December 31, 2021. Proposals of longer
duration will be eligible for support, though not encouraged. A rationale for project timing
should be submitted for all applications.
For more information, please visit the Global Bycatch Exchange at www.bycatch.org or contact
Tim Werner at bycatch.org@gmail.com.