Alaska, NPRB is facilitating exchange between federal and state research and management agencies in areas of common interest such as ecoforecasting, integrated stock assessment models for groundfish, and Pacific salmon research. Also, NPRB staff are engaged in facili- tating exchange and interaction between U.S. and Russian scientists on Arctic and Aleutian research through supporting the participation of Russian scientists on research cruises and through a series of workshops and meetings on mechanisms and avenues to promote data exchange and active collaboration. NPRB is also furthering efforts to expand U.S.-Japanese collaboration related to research efforts in the Aleutians and Bering Sea, and international data exchange relevant to the International Pacific Halibut Commission.
Internally, NPRB completed a full revision of its foundational document – the NPRB Science Plan – and has made substantial improvements to expand communications and outreach support for funded researchers, facilitate improvements to proposal submission and review systems, and archive and disseminate data research products. In 2017, NPRB launched an opportunity for researchers to submit independent proposals for outreach related to Core-funded projects (see page 42). In 2018, NPRB also launched a formal initiative to assess research outcomes and impacts related to NPRB investments that is intended to inform the research community and inform internal strategic planning (see page 4). NPRB staff are continually refining how the organization supports its panels, Board members, grant applicants, and awardees so that the scientific community can devote maximum time to research and their findings are positioned to better informmarine science and management.
Total Funding by Program, IERPs Combined Since 2002
Total Funding by Institution Type Since 2002
$60m
500
468
$1.9m $1.3m
n $ Amount (millions) Number of Projects
400
$29.2m
$40m
300
278
200
$20m
$80.4m
100
82
70
41
18
15
11
n IERPs n Core Program n Long-term Monitoring n Graduate Student Award excludes NPMRI funding
$0
0
NPRB Direct
Alaskan Village
International State Consultant NGO Federal
Academic
7
2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 B I E N N I A L R E P O R T
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