CORE PROGRAM
Overview The NPRB Core Program and its request for proposals (RFP) addresses fishery management issues and ecosystem information needs. The funded research is geographically centered in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands, and Arctic Ocean. NPRB announced the first RFP of $1.5 million in 2002. RFP funding amounts have since ranged from $3.5 million to $14 million. On average, 20-30 new projects are funded in each RFP cycle, with projects lasting as long as four years. This means that at any given moment, as many as 100 projects may be active at various stages of completion. Descriptions for each project initiated in 2017-2018 are provided in their corresponding research category.
Research Categories Research is funded in broad categories that encompass trophic levels (e.g., fishes and invertebrates, seabirds) and specific approaches or methodologies (e.g., local and tradi- tional knowledge, community involvement). Some categories are self-explanatory; others have specific requirements for funding eligibility. While proposers must select a single category at the time of submission, NPRB provides flexibility for novel research topics not explicitly described through an ‘other research’ clause to allow for innovative submissions. Interdisciplinary studies was introduced as a category in 2017 to encourage cross-category, multi-trophic study designs. In 2018, Seabirds, Marine Mammals, Oceanography, and Lower Trophic Levels were consolidated. Two larger categories forming Marine Birds and Mammals and Oceanography and Lower Trophic Levels were created, respectively. Data from 2017 were aggregated into these new categories for the purposes of this report.
Core Program Funding Success Rate Since 2002
Core Program Funding by Large Marine Ecosystem Since 2002
150
n Received n Funded
$5.3m
$1m
100
$80,399,403 Total Funded
$38.2m
$35.9m
50
0
n Arctic n Gulf of Alaska n Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands n Multiple
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
22
N O R T H P A C I F I C R E S E A R C H B O A R D
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