CFAB/MFIF Projects Approved by the Commission


Some research and monitoring projects are joint-funded with the RFAB/VSRFDF (recreational saltwater license fund).  The approved projects are listed in the recreational Approved section of the website.  The final reports for these projects are listed in the recreational Completed section of the website.

Projects Approved (May - September 2011) Funding Current Contract End Date
Marketing of the Virginia Aquaculture Oyster. Commercial $50,000 2/28/2013
Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2012. Recreational $286,856
Commercial $35,000
VMRC

2012 Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay.

Recreational $23,329
Commercial $23,329
12/31/2012
Boat Scarring Effects on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia: Recovery Patterns (Year 12). Recreational $11,300
Commercial $11,300
8/31/2012

Projects Approved (May - September 2010) Funding Current Contract End Date
Product Development for Cownose Ray. Commercial $55,900 10/31/2012
Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2011. Recreational $312,468
Commercial $13,000
VMRC
2011 Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. Recreational $23,287
Commercial $23,287
12/31/2011
Boat Scarring Effects on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia: Recovery Patterns (Year 11). Recreational $10,500
Commercial $10,500
10/31/2011
Estimating Catch-per-Unit-Effort (CPUE) for the 2010 Blue Crab Fishery in Virginia Chesapeake Bay, add-on for July and October.. Commercial $40,000 12/31/2010
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