First Cycle 2017 Review
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
Greg Brown, Knights of Columbus | $7,500.00 | ||
Joseph Stephenson; George Reich, Great Bridge Fisherman’s Association | $3,825.00 | ||
Fred Chemi, Eastern Shore of Virginia Anglers Club | $2,200.00 | ||
Robert Burstein, Virginia Beach Anglers Club | $2,500.00 | ||
James “Ike” Eisenhower, Norfolk Anglers Club | $1,200.00 | ||
Rob Cowling, Newport News Rotary Club and Coastal Conservation Association-Peninsula | $7,500.00 | ||
Wesley Brown, Capital District Kiwanis Club | $7,500.00 | ||
Denny Dobbins, Portsmouth Anglers Club/Sunshine Program | $9,904.00 | ||
Bonnie Fitz, York County | $240,082.00 | ||
Peter Stephenson, Town of Smithfield | $393,185.00 | ||
Adam Kenyon, VMRC | $12,000.00 | ||
Susanna Musick (VIMS), Lewis Gillingham (VMRC) | $82,971.00 | ||
Mary Fabrizio, Troy Tuckey, VIMS | $46,960 ($22,650 from VSRFDF, and $22,650 from MFIF) | ||
0417-14 N: Federal Assistance (Sportfish Restoration) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2018 |
Robert O’Reilly, VMRC | $236,828.00 | |
Andrew Scheld | $44864.00 |
Second Cycle 2016 Review
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
0616-01 A: 2017 Knights of Columbus Annual Kids Fishing Day (Year 30) |
Greg Brown | $7,510.85 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-02 B: 2017 Hope House & Oak Grove Nursing Home Fishing Excursions and Clinics |
Joseph Stephenson; George Reich; Great Bridge Fisherman's Association | $3,825.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-03 C: C 2017 Saxis and Morley's Wharf Children’s Fishing and Conservation Educational Outings |
Fred Chemi, Eastern Shore of Virginia Anglers Club | $2,100.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-04 D: 2017 Virginia Beach Anglers Club/Seton Youth Shelter Children’s Fishing Trip |
Robert Burstein, Virginia Beach Anglers Club | $2,500.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-05 E: 2017 Norfolk Youth Head Boat Fishing Trip |
James "Ike" Eisenhower, Norfolk Anglers Club | $1,200.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-06 F: 2017 Children's Fishing Clinic |
Rob Cowling, Newport News Rotary Club and Coastal Conservation Association-Peninsula | $7,500.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-07 G: 2017 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic |
Wesley Brown, Capital District Kiwanis Club | $7,500.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-08 H: 2017 Sunshine Children's Fishing Program |
Denny Dobbins, Portsmouth Anglers Club/Sunshine Program | $11,550.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-09 I: Northumberland County Dredging of Lodge Landing Public Boat Ramp |
Luttrell Tadlock, Northumberland County | $22,500.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-10 J: Genetic analysis of the distinctiveness of Cobia, Rachycentron canadum, from Chesapeake Bay |
Jan McDowell, VIMS | $89,681.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
0616-11 K: Understanding the Virginia Cobia Stock through Analysis of Trophy Fish |
Kevin Weng, VIMS | $63,249.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
Andrew Scheld, VIMS | $103,986.00 | approved for funding at the November 2016 Commission meeting |
First Cycle 2016 Review
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
1215-01: York River Stewardship Marine Habitat Enhancement Project |
M. Steen | $37,000.00 |
Withdrawn by the applicant |
1215-02: Colonial Beach Public Boat Ramp |
B. McHugh | $119,625.00 |
Withdrawn by the applicant |
1215-03: Fort Monroe Finger Pier Renovation |
G. Oder | $240,675.00 |
RFAB voted against funding May 9, 2016; Commission approved funding May 24, 2016 |
1215-04: Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program (Year 23) |
S. Musick, L. Gillingham | $82,931.00 |
RFAB voted in favor of funding May 9, 2016; Commission approved funding May 24, 2016 |
1215-05: Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay (Year 14) |
M. Fabrizio, T. Tuckey | $46,900.00 |
RFAB voted in favor of funding May 9, 2016; Commission approved funding May 24, 2016 |
1215-06: Federal Assistance (Sportfish Restoration) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2017 |
R. O'Reilly | $165,131.50 |
RFAB voted in favor of funding May 9, 2016; Commission approved funding May 24, 2016 |
1215-07: A Brief Guide to the Ecology and Managment of Striped Bass |
M. Fabrizio | $39,060.00 |
RFAB voted in favor of funding May 9, 2016; Commission approved funding May 24, 2016 |
Second Cycle 2015 Review
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
0615-01: Kids Fishing Day |
Greg Brown | $7,656.28 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-02: GBFA |
Joseph Stephenson | $5,100.00 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-03: CICBA Fishing Day |
Captain Charlie Koski | $1,483.00 |
withdrawn by applicant |
0615-04: ESAC |
David A. Page | $2,000 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-05: PAC Sunshine |
Denny Dobbins | $7,904.00 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-06: NAC |
Ned Smith | $1,200.00 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-07: Kids Fishing Clinic-Rotary and CCA |
Robert Cowling | $7,500.00 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-08: Kids Fishing Clinic - Kiwanis |
Wesley Brown | $7,500.00 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-09: VBAC Seton House |
Robert Burstein | $2,500.00 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-10: Middlesex fishing derby |
Dave Cryer / Jackie Wake | $10,000.00 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-11: Smithfield |
Peter Stephenson | $407,200.00 |
Commission approved funding December 8, 2015 |
0615-12: Town Point_DGIF |
Phillip Lownes | $75,000.00 |
RFAB recommended expedited funding, September 14, 2015; Commission approved, September 22,2015 |
0615-13: Fox Hill_DGIF |
Phillip Lownes | $137,500.00 |
RFAB recommended expedited funding, September 14, 2015; Commission approved, September 22,2015 |
0615-14: West Point_DGIF |
Phillip Lownes | $109,215.00 |
RFAB recommended expedited funding, September 14, 2015; Commission approved, September 22,2015 |
First Cycle 2015 Review
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
1214-01: Mathews County East River Boat Yard Fishing Pier |
Mindy Moran | $253,000.00 |
withdrawn by applicant |
1214-02: Portsmouth City Park Fishing Pier |
Dr. Wanda Gill | $200,000.00 |
withdrawn by applicant |
1214-03: Cherry Point Reef Completion |
Dan Hill | $4,816.89 |
withdrawn by applicant |
1214-04: VGFTP 2016 joint application |
Susanna Musick | $80,893.00 |
RFAB approved; May 2015 Commission approved. |
1214-05: VIMS Eel Propsal 2016 RFAB |
Mary C. Fabrizio | $53,158.00 |
RFAB approved; May 2015 Commission approved. |
1214-06: Match Funds FFY16 |
Robert O’Reilly | $338,925.00 |
RFAB approved; May 2015 Commission approved. |
1214-07: 2015-1st |
RFAB approved; May 2015 Commission approved. |
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1214-08: Calibration Study of Seine Surveys |
Mary C. Fabrizio | $78,022.00 |
RFAB approved; May 2015 Commission approved. |
Eric Hilton | $55,708.00 |
RFAB approved; May 2015 Commission approved. |
2nd Cycle Multi-Year Projects for 2015 Renewal
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
Greg Brown | $8,037.01 |
RFAB recommended funding |
|
0614-02B: 2015 Hope House & Oak Grove Nursing Home Fishing Excursions and Clinics |
Joseph Stephenson; George Reich, Great Bridge Fisherman’s Association |
$ 3,825 |
RFAB recommended funding |
0614-03C: 2015 Chincoteague Island Charter Boat Association “Take a Kid Fishing Day" |
Charlie Koski, Chincoteague Island Charter Boat Association |
$1,469 |
RFAB recommended funding |
0614-04D: 7th Annual Youth Developmental "Hooked on Fishing" Adventure | Bob Hewlett, Bob Pride, Virginia Charter Boat Association |
$13,210 |
withdrawn by applicant |
0614-05E: 2015 ESVAC Children’s Fishing Conservation and Educational Outings (Saxis and Morley's Wharf Fishing Piers) |
David Page, Eastern Shore of Virginia Anglers Club |
$2,000 |
RFAB recommended funding |
0614-06F: 2015 Sunshine Children's Fishing Program (Year
13) |
Denny Dobbins, Portsmouth Angler Club/Sunshine Program |
$8,450 |
RFAB recommended funding |
0614-07G: 2015 Norfolk Youth Head Boat Fishing Trip (Year 4) | Ned Smith, Norfolk Anglers Club | $1,160 | RFAB recommended funding |
0614-08H: 2014 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 18) | Rob Cowling, Newport News Rotary Club and Coastal Conservation Association-Peninsula | $7,500 | RFAB recommended funding |
0614-09I: 2015 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 14) | Wesley Brown, Capital District Kiwanis Club | $7,500 | RFAB recommended funding |
0614-10J: 2015 Virginia Beach Anglers Club/Seton Youth Shelter Children’s Fishing Trip | Robert Burstein, Virginia Beach Anglers Club | $2,300 | RFAB recommended funding |
0614-11K: King and Queen County Recreational Fishing Pier and Non-power Boat Access (Mattaponi River) | Thomas Swartzwelder, King & Queen County | $136,853.25 | The RFAB did not approve the project, based on the fact that the project does not provide substantial benefits to the saltwater recreational angler, as required by Virginia Code 28.2-303.3, and because the project is located in a currently designated freshwater area and requires a freshwater fishing license. |
0614-12L: Mathews County East River Boat Yard Fishing Pier | Mindy Moran, Mathews County | $33,000 | withdrawn by applicant |
0614-13M: Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 21) | S. Musick, L. Gillingham, VIMS and VMRC. | $78,536 | RFAB recommended funding |
*0614-14N: 2015 Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay (Yr 13) | M. Fabrizio, T. Tuckey, VIMS | $59,530. ($29,765 from VSRFDF, and $29,765 from MFIF) | RFAB recommended funding |
*0614-15O: Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2015 | R. O’Reilly, VMRC | $338,925. ($290,507 from VSRFDF, and $48,418 from MFIF) | RFAB recommended funding |
0614-16P: Speckled trout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in Virginia: are genetic differences temporally stable? | J. McDowell, S. Musick, VIMS | $62,791 | RFAB recommended funding |
0614-17Q: Virginia Fishing Pier Partner Program: A Pilot Project. S. Barco, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation | S. Barco, Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation | $38,095 | withdrawn by applicant |
1st Cycle Multi-Year Projects for 2014 Renewal
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
1213-01A: 2014 Knights of Columbus Annual Kids Fishing Day (Year 27th) |
Greg Brown | $8,204.30 |
RFAB recommended funding |
1213-02B: 2014 Hope House & Oak Grove Nursing Home Fishing Excursions and Clinics |
Joseph Stephenson; George Reich, Great Bridge Fisherman’s Association |
$4,425 |
RFAB recommended funding |
1213-03C: 2014 Chincoteague Island Charter Boat Association “Take a Kid Fishing Day" |
Charlie Koski, Chincoteague Island Charter Boat Association |
$2,270 |
RFAB recommended funding |
1213-04D: 2014 Youth Developmental "Hooked on Fishing" Adventure (Year 7) | Bob Hewlett, Bob Pride, Virginia Charter Boat Association |
$13,210 |
RFAB
recommended funding
|
1213-05E: 2014 Saxis and Morley's Wharf Fishing Piers Youth Fishing Tournaments (Year 13) |
Allen Evans, Eastern Shore of Virginia Anglers Club |
$2,000 |
RFAB recommended funding |
1213-06F: 2014 Sunshine Children's Fishing Program (Year
12) |
Denny Dobbins, Portsmouth Angler Club/Sunshine Program |
$7,194 |
RFAB recommended funding |
1213-07G: 2014 Norfolk Youth Head Boat Fishing Trip (Year 3) | Ned Smith, Norfolk Anglers Club | $1,115 | RFAB recommended funding |
1213-08H: 2014 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 17) | Rob Cowling, Newport News Rotary Club and Coastal Conservation Association-Peninsula | $7,500 | RFAB recommended funding |
1213-09I: 2014 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 13) | Wesley Brown, Capital District Kiwanis Club | $7,500 | RFAB recommended funding |
1st Cycle New Projects for 2014
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
1213-10J: 2014 Virginia Beach Anglers Club/Seton Youth Shelter Children’s Fishing Trip |
Robert Burstein, Virginia Beach Anglers
Club |
$2,870 |
RFAB recommended partial funding |
2nd Cycle Multi-Year Projects for 2013 Renewal
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
0613-01 A: Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 20) |
Susanna Musick and Lewis Gillingham | $77,672 |
RFAB recommended funding, November 18, 2013 |
*0613-02 B: 2014 Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chespeake Bay (Yr12) |
Dr. Mary Fabrizio and Dr. Tory Tuckey
|
$51,676 |
RFAB recommended funding, November 18, 2013 |
0613-03 C: Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2014 |
Rob O'Reilly |
$301,704
|
RFAB recommended funding, November 18, 2013 |
*0613-04 D: Cooperative (VMRC, VA Tech, ASMFC) Efforts to Utilize Alternative Methods for the Upcoming Stock Assessment of Weakfish |
Robert L. O’Reilly, Dr. Yan Jiao Virginia, Dr. Patrick
Campfield
|
$20,000
|
RFAB recommended funding, November 18, 2013 |
2nd Cycle New Projects for 2013
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
0613-05 E: Town of Saxis Pier Enhancement Project |
Darryl Nixon | $49,600 |
WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT |
0613-06 F: Patterns in Prey Selectivity of Key Sportfishes in Chesapeake Bay |
Dr. Robert Latour and Dr. John Graves |
$38,446 |
RFAB did not recommend funding (vote to approve failed 3 in favor and 4 opposed), November 18, 2013. The Commission voted to fund the project, December 10, 2013 |
0613-07 G: Genetic Investigation into the Distinctiveness of Tautog, Tautoga onitis, off the Coast of Virginia |
Dr. Jan McDowell, Dr. Hamish Small, Dr. John Graves, and Dr. Kimberly Reece |
$76,031
|
RFAB recommended funding, November 18, 2013 |
0613-08 H: Speckled Trout, Cynoscion Nebulosus, in Virginia: Are These Fish Genetically Distinct? | Dr. Jane McDowell, Dr. John Graves, Susanna Musick and Thomas Murray | $70,005
|
RFAB recommended funding, November 18, 2013 |
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
1212-01 A: 2013 CICBA "Take a Kid Fishing Day" |
Charlie Koski, Chincoteague Island Charter Boat Association |
$2,088.65 |
RFAB approved 8-0, May 13, 2013 |
1212-02 B: 2013 Knights of Columbus Annual Kids Fishing Day (Year 26th) | Greg Brown |
$7,437.80 |
RFAB approved 8-0, May 13, 2013 |
1212-03 C: 2013 Hope House & Oak Grove Nursing Home Fishing Excursions and Clinics |
Paul Anderson, Great Bridge Fisherman’s Association |
$5,925.00
|
RFAB approved 8-0, May 13, 2013 |
1212-04 D: 2013 Youth Developmental "Hooked on Fishing" Adventure (Year 6) |
Bob Hewlett, Bob Pride, Virginia Charter Boat Association |
$12,960.00
|
RFAB approved 8-0, May 13, 2013 |
1212-05 E: 2013 Saxis and Morley's Wharf Fishing Piers Youth Fishing Tournaments (Year 12) | Allen Evans, Eastern Shore of Virginia Anglers Club | $2,000.00
|
RFAB approved 8-0, May 13, 2013 |
1212-06 F: 2013 Sunshine Children's Fishing Program (Year 11) | Denny Dobbins, Portsmouth Angler Club/Sunshine Program | $7,725.00
|
RFAB approved 8-0, May 13, 2013 |
1212-07 G: *Item G was withdrawn by the applicant |
Withdrawn |
Project Proposals |
Applicant | Amount |
Results |
Robert Orth
|
$148,286.00
|
RFAB approved 8-0, May 13, 2013 |
Coastal Conservation Association Virginia, Artificial Reefs Funding and Development
Peninsula Saltwater Sport Fisherman's Association, Inc., 2013 Budget
Eastern Shore of Virginia Anglers Club, Saxis Fishing Pier Reconstruction
Coastal Conservation Association Virginia, 2013 and 2014 2nd Cycle Projects
Peninsula Saltwater Sport Fisherman’s Association, Inc., Projects Renewal 2012 Comment
Chincoteague Charter Boat Association Youth Fishing Day Comment
Coastal Conservation Association Virginia, Projects Renewal 2013 Comment