# Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (11.474)

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Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act is run by Department of Commerce. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $51.5 million in 75 grants, about $686,558 per award.

## Objectives

To provide assistance to eligible States and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in order to support and encourage the development, implementation, and enforcement of effective interstate conservation and management of Atlantic Coastal resources. Activities conducted under projects will be used to collect information necessary for the preparation, implementation and enforcement of coastal fisheries management plans and State activities required within such plans. Primary users of the information would be the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the Atlantic Coast States, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 million | 36 |
| 2022 | $10.4 million | 30 |
| 2023 | $10.9 million | 27 |
| 2024 | $6.2 million | 7 |
| 2025 | $13.8 million | 41 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission | Virginia | $24.4 million |
| Department of Marine Resources Maine | Maine | $2.5 million |
| Rhode Island. Department of Environmental Management | Rhode Island | $2.5 million |
| North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | North Carolina | $2.3 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game | Massachusetts | $2.1 million |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | New Jersey | $1.9 million |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida | $1.7 million |
| Natural Resources Secretary of | Virginia | $1.7 million |
| State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Maryland | $1.6 million |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | New York | $1.5 million |
| Natural Resources South Carolina Department | South Carolina | $1.4 million |
| Potomac River Fisheries Commission | Virginia | $1.4 million |
| Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection | Connecticut | $1.3 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Georgia | $1.3 million |
| New Hampshire Fish & Game | New Hampshire | $1.2 million |
| State of Delaware, Dnrec | Delaware | $1.2 million |
| Fish & Boat Commission, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $901,989 |
| South Atlantic Fishery Management Council | South Carolina | $432,714 |
| Department of Energy and Environment | District of Columbia | $220,000 |
| Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council | Delaware | $65,134 |