Working Together: Developing a Cooperative Research
Project and Proposal
Cooperative Research Support and Coordination

Several organizations in the Northeast work with fishing industry members and researchers to develop partnerships, provide information on collaborative opportunities, and help with various program application processes. The following websites are particularly helpful; those marked with an asterisk (*) provide the names and phone numbers of staff who can help with your questions about cooperative research.

• NOAA Fisheries Cooperative Research Partners Program
• Northeast Consortium
• FishResearch.org
• Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership
• Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association
• Northeast Sea Grant Fisheries
• Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute