# Cooperative Fishery Statistics (11.434)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/11-434-cooperative-fishery-statistics/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Cooperative Fishery Statistics is run by Department of Commerce. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $79.7 million in 27 grants, about $3.0 million per award.

## Objectives

To maintain a cooperative State and Federal partnership to provide a continuing source of fisheries dependent statistics to support fishery management in the States' Territorial Sea and the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $14.0 million | 13 |
| 2022 | $15.2 million | 13 |
| 2023 | $16.4 million | 14 |
| 2024 | $14.2 million | 13 |
| 2025 | $19.9 million | 14 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission | Mississippi | $45.0 million |
| Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission | Virginia | $29.2 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Georgia | $850,803 |
| Natural Resources South Carolina Department | South Carolina | $778,011 |
| North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | North Carolina | $656,719 |
| Natural and Environmental Resources, Department of | Puerto Rico | $587,555 |
| Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | $550,122 |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida | $495,494 |
| Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | Louisiana | $465,487 |
| Mississippi Department of Marine Resources | Mississippi | $402,930 |
| Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | Alabama | $394,456 |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Texas | $351,612 |
| Executive Office of the Government of the Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | $4,291 |