Bluefin Tuna Research Program (DOC).

B Scope: b The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks applications for the FY22 Bluefin Tuna Research Program announcement to provide a basis for advancing science-based fisheries management for Atlantic bluefin tuna. B Eligibility: b Colleges and universities; for-profit organizations; nonprofit organizations; qualified individuals; and state, local, and Native American tribal governments. B Areas: b DOC said research priorities include representative sampling of hard and soft tissues and associated analytical techniques for studies of population genomics, stock composition, age composition, growth and total reproductive contribution by size and age; large-scale conventional, electronic, and genetic tagging experiments specifically designed to estimate movement rates, abundance, and mortality of the eastern or western stocks; and historical data (both paper copies or archived biological material) mining to sharpen estimates of catch, catch composition, fishing effort, and spatial aspects of catch, among others. [Extracted from the article]