OES will award one cooperative agreement of up to $500,000 U. S. Dollars (USD), or two cooperative agreements of up to $250,000 USD each in FY 2017 ESF to support fisheries management and governance in U. S. FTA countries, including by:
1) improving the science-based management of fisheries; 2) improving
fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) measures to ensure compliance with fisheries regulations; and 3) combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, in particular by supporting vessel registry and fisheries information sharing systems.