Projects Approved by the Commission

Projects Approved (May - September 2011)

Funding

Current Contract End Date

2011 Sunshine Children's Fishing Program. (PDF)

Recreational $7,194

12/1/2011

2011 Saxis and Morley's Wharf Fishing Piers Youth Fishing Tournaments (Year 10). (PDF)

Recreational $2,000

12/1/2011

2011 Youth Developmental "Hooked on Fishing" Adventure (Year 4). (PDF)

Recreational $9,700

12/1/2011

2011 Hope House & Oak Grove Nursing Home Fishing Excursions and Clinics. (PDF)

Recreational $4,200

12/1/2011

2011 Virginia Marine Sportfish Collection (Year 5). (PDF)

Recreational $11,500

VMRC

Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2012. (PDF)

Recreational $286,856
Commercial $35,000

VMRC

2012 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 15). (PDF)

Recreational $6,500

9/1/2012

2012 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 11). (PDF)

Recreational $6,500

9/1/2012

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

Recreational $23,329
Commercial $23,329

12/31/2012

2012 Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 18). (PDF)

Recreational $70,213

4/30/2013

Bennett's Creek Park Fishing Pier Replacement. (PDF)

Recreational $75,000

Contract pending

Survey Design for Adult Atlantic Menhaden along the U.S. East Coast. (PDF)

Recreational $55,373

12/31/2012

2012 Norfolk Youth Head Boat Fishing Trip. (PDF)

Recreational $1,010

9/1/2012

Boat Scarring Effects on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia: Recovery Patterns (Year 12). Commission review only.

Recreational $11,300
Commercial $11,300

8/31/2012

Projects Approved (May - September 2010)

Funding

Current Contract End Date

2010 Sunshine Children's Fishing Program. (PDF)

Recreational $7,194

10/1/2010

2010 Saxis and Morley's Wharf Fishing Piers Youth Fishing Tournaments (Year 9). (PDF)

Recreational $2,000

10/1/2010

2010 Youth Developmental "Hooked on Fishing" Adventure (Year 3). (PDF)

Recreational $6,100

10/1/2010

2010 Virginia Marine Sportfish Collection (Year 4). (PDF)

Recreational $10,000

VMRC

Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2011. (PDF)

Recreational $312,468
Commercial $13,000

VMRC

2011 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 14). (PDF)

Recreational $6,500

9/1/2011

2011 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 10). (PDF)

Recreational $6,500

9/1/2011

2011 Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. (PDF)

Recreational $23,287
Commercial $23,287

12/31/2011

2011 Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 17). (PDF) Susanna Musick has taken over VIMS portion.

Recreational $78,904

4/30/2012

2011 Enhancing and Restoration of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Habitat in Chesapeake Bay and the Virginia Coastal Bays (Year 16). (PDF)

Recreational $107,551

4/30/2013

Boat Scarring Effects on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia: Recovery Patterns (Year 11). Commission review only.

Recreational $10,500
Commercial $10,500

10/31/2011

Projects Approved (May - September 2009)

Funding

Current Contract End Date

2009 Sunshine Children's Fishing Program. (PDF)

Recreational $7,194

9/1/2009

2009 Saxis Fishing Pier Youth Fishing Tournament (Year 8). (PDF)

Recreational $1,325

9/1/2009

2009 Hope House & Oak Grove Nursing Home Fishing Excursions and Clinics. (PDF)

Recreational $4,000

11/1/2009

2009 Youth Developmental "Hooked on Fishing" Adventure (Year 2). (PDF)

Recreational $5,780

10/1/2009

2009 Virginia Marine Sportfish Collection (Year 3). (PDF)

Recreational $10,000

VMRC

2009 Deployment of Artificial Reef Structure. (PDF)

Recreational $100,000

VMRC

2009 Estimate and Assess Social and Economic Importance and Value of Menhaden to Chesapeake Bay Stakeholders and Region (3 Year Study) - Year 3. (PDF)

Recreational $154,452

5/30/2011

Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds, Federal FY 2010. (PDF)

Recreational $235,563

VMRC

2010 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 13). (PDF)

Recreational $6,500

9/1/2010

2010 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 9). (PDF)

Recreational $6,500

9/1/2010

2010 Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 16). (PDF)

Recreational $87,800

4/30/2011

2010 Improving Stock Assessment of Weakfish - Year 3 of 3. (PDF)

Recreational $111,356

7/30/2012

2010 Estimating Relative Abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay (Yr 9). (PDF)

Recreational $23,287
Commercial $23,287

12/31/2010

2009 Virginia Fishing Line Recycling Program. (PDF)

Recreational $3,500

VMRC

2010 Connecting Productivity in Eelgrass Beds to Recreationally Important Finfishes in Chesapeake Bay: Forage Fishes as Trophic Conduits. (PDF)

Recreational $58,329

12/30/2011

2010 Tilefish and Grouper Population Dynamics Along the Virginian Continental Shelf (3 Year Study), Year 1 of Wallop-Breaux State Match.

Recreational $18,200

VMRC

Boat Scarring Effects on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia: Recovery Patterns (Year 10).

Recreational $10,000
Commercial $10,000

8/31/2010

Projects Approved (July - November 2008)

Funding

Current Contract End Date

2009 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 12). (PDF)

Recreational $6,000

9/1/2009

2009 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 8). (PDF)

Recreational $6,000

9/1/2009

Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds FY 2009. (PDF)

Recreational $321,820

VMRC

Improving Stock Assessment of Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) - Year 2. (PDF)

Recreational $130,876

12/31/2009

2009 Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 15). (PDF)

Recreational $86,698

4/30/2010

Migrations of Adult Summer Flounder from Chesapeake Bay: Implications for Stock Structure. (PDF)

Recreational $83,605

12/31/2010

Use of Pop-Up Satellite Archival Tags (PSATs) to Determine the Fate, Movements, and Habitat Utilization of Red Drum Released from Virginia's Recreational Fishery. (PDF)

Recreational $90,369

3/31/2010

Boat Scarring Effects on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Virginia: Recovery Patterns (Year 9).

Recreational $10,000
Commercial $10,000

10/31/2009

Projects Approved (January - May 2007)

Funding

Current Contract End Date

2007 Sunshine Children's Fishing Program. (PDF)

Recreational $7,194

9/1/2007

2007 Saxis & Morley's Wharf Fishing Pier Youth Fishing Tournaments (Year 6). (PDF)

Recreational $2,500

8/1/2007

2007 Early Summer Children's Fishing Program. (PDF)

Recreational $1,100

8/1/2007

Artificial Reef, Funding for Deployment of Structure 2006-2007. (PDF)

Recreational $150,000

VMRC

Visual Function in Chesapeake Bay Sport and Prey Fishes: Summer Flounder, Bluefish, Cobia, and Atlantic Menhaden (Year 2). (PDF)

Recreational $50,289

8/31/2008

Estimating Relative Abundance of Young- of-Year American Eel in the Virginia Tributaries of Chesapeake Bay (Year 7). (PDF)

Recreational $16,162.50
Commercial $16,162.50

5/31/2008

Enhancing Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Habitat: Research and Education for Restoration (Year 13). (PDF)

Recreational $95,689

5/31/2011

Virginia Marine Sportfish Collection (Year 1). (PDF)

Recreational $12,000

VMRC

SAS Licensing and Training for VMRC Technical Staff. (PDF)

Recreational $38,500

VMRC

Quinby Harbor Enhancements. (PDF)
Modified scope of work approved 11/10/08

Recreational $294,375

1/31/2010

2007 Hope House Fishing Excursion and Clinic. (PDF)

Recreational $2,500

9/1/2007

Abundance, Distribution and Biology of Sharks and Rays in Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's Coastal Lagoons: Continuation of a Long-term Monitoring and Research Program. (PDF)

Recreational $89,073

8/31/2008

Estimate and Assess Social and Economic Importance and Value of Menhaden to Chesapeake Bay Stakeholders and Region (3 Year Study) - Year 1. (PDF)

Recreational $284,331
Commercial $50,000

11/30/2008

Newport News, Conversion of a Protective Wavescreen into a Saltwater Fishing Pier

Recreational $440,833

6/30/2008

Projects Approved May 2005

Funding

Current Contract End Date

2005 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic

Recreational $6,000

9/1/2005

Estimating relative abundance of Young-of-Year American Eel in the Virginia tributaries of Chesapeake Bay

Recreational $14,964.50
Commercial $14,964.50

5/31/2006

Establishment of a Chesapeake Bay Trophic Interaction Laboratory Services (CTILS) Program

Recreational $95,000

5/31/2006

Investigations of Mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Morone saxatilis: Large-Scale field Survey and Molecular Diagnostics

Recreational $78,448

8/31/2006

Visual function in Chesapeake Bay sportfishes: striped bass, weakfish, spotted seatrout, Atlantic croaker, spot, and red drum

Recreational $42,838

6/30/2006

What is the cause of menhaden recruitment failure? Quantifying the role of striped bass predation

Recreational $38,093
Commercial $38,093

1/1/2007

Virginia Saltwater Angler's Guide - 3rd Edition (2nd Revision and Reprinting). Note: In 2009, the Governor put a freeze on all hard copy publications, including the Angler's Guide. The funds have been returned to the VSRFDF. It is currently available on the website: www.mrc.virginia.gov/vswft/Angler_Guide/index.shtm

Recreational $208,500

VMRC

Estimating Relative Juvenile Abundance of Recreationally Important Finfish and Crustaceans in the Virginia Portion of Chesapeake Bay

Recreational $386,030

8/31/2006

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