Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT AND CONDUCT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THAT ASSISTS IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES THROUGH THE GENERATION OF BETTER INFORMATION AND EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BENEFIT
THE LOBSTER AND JONAH CRAB RESEARCH FLEET PROJECT FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTING A COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD TO COLLECT CRITICALLY NEEDED DATA FOR TWO COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES: THE JONAH CRAB AND THE AMERICAN LOBSTER. THE PROJECT EMPLOYS A FISHING VESSEL RESEARCH FLEET APPROACH USING DIGITAL CALIPERS AND THE ON-DECK DATA APP TO COLLECT BIOLOGICAL DATA FROM THE CATCH IN COMMERCIAL AND VENTLESS TRAPS.
THE BLACK SEAS BASS RESEARCH FLEET PROJECT EMPLOYS EIGHT RI COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN UTILIZING A VARIETY OF GEAR TYPES TO COLLECT BIOLOGICAL AND FISHERY DATA ON BLACK SEA BASS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DATA IS COLLECTED AND TRANSMITTED TO THE CFRF USING A SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED BLACK SEA BASS SAMPLING APPLICATION ON ANDRIOD TABLETS.
THE DREDGE PILOT PROJECT SEEKS TO USE A NEW TYPE OF "N-VIRO" DREDGE IN THE LIMITED ACCESS SEA SCALLOP FISHERIES TO REDUCE BYCATCH, MINIMIZE HABITAT IMPACTS AND IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Chris Glass | PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $47,404 |
| N David Bethoney | CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $16,593 |
| Mark Sweitzer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $8,950 |
| Fred Mattera | PRESIDENT | 12 | $2,500 |
| Norbert Stamps | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Marchetti | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Roebuck | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jon Knight | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Grant | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Lee | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Fox | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Spencer | TREASURER | 12 | $0 |
| John Kennedy | VICE-PRESIDENT | 12 | $0 |
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