# Simpler Grants.gov #G27AS00082

USGS recreational fisheries research project on harvest, consumption, and species vulnerability

**Buyer:** U.S. Geological Survey
**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** G27AS00082
**NAICS:** 541720

The U.S. Geological Survey is seeking a research partner to study inland recreational fisheries as food systems.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center (NRCASC).
- **Research project:** “Recreational fisheries as food systems: risk management for inland fisheries across the US and globally.” One three-year project is anticipated, with estimated funding of $200,000.
- **Requested work:** Update global estimates of inland recreational fisheries harvest, consumption, and economic value; develop species-specific vulnerability assessments using physiological, ecological, and environmental exposure data; and examine vulnerability alongside U.S. harvest and consumption using high-resolution, species-specific datasets, such as Creel Cat.
- **Intended use:** Provide evidence to support fisheries risk management, monitoring, and adaptive management.
- **Products and vendors:** No commercial products, OEMs, or vendors are identified. The project is research financial assistance rather than a product purchase.

### Description

This Notice of Funding Opportunity seeks a U.S. Geological Survey National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center cooperative agreement with a participating partner of the Chesapeake Watershed CESU. The project focuses on recreational fisheries as food systems, updating estimates of inland fisheries harvest, consumption, and economic value, refining species-specific vulnerability assessments, and supporting adaptive management and monitoring. One award is anticipated for a three-year period, with total estimated funding of $200,000. Eligible recipients must be participating partners of the Chesapeake Watershed CESU.

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