Organizations in five states will receive more than $15 million for marine science research projects funded by the sale of sea scallops.
One of the projects seeks to understand the impacts of sea scallop fishing on loggerhead sea turtles through the use of satellite tagging. Coonamessett Farm Foundation Inc. of Falmouth, Massachusetts, is the lead investigating organization on that effort.
Recipients of the grants are located in Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Virginia. They range from universities and educational organizations to commercial fishing businesses.
The projects are funded by the sale of a portion of the annual sea scallop quota that is set aside specifically to pay for research. The New England Fishery Management Council established the program.
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