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A major purpose of Bandon Submarine Cable Council is to administer a fisheries improvement fund. Various organizations and individuals have recommended projects to the Council. All project proposals are reviewed by the Fishing Industry Advisory Committee and upon the committee’s approval, proposals are then forwarded to the Board of Directors for consideration. Projects approved by the Board are granted funding to carry out the project.
                    Title
                                                   Purpose
Status
Committee Business
  To fund the business of the Fishing Industry
 Ongoing
Fisherman Insurance Program
  To fund promotion of Fishwives insurance
 Completed
Artificial Reef
  To develop, deploy, and test man-made trawlable habitats
 In Progress
NSPC Council
  To defray costs of attending PFMC Meetings for Newport Shrimp Producers
 Ongoing
Fish Expo
  To fund information booth at Seattle's Fish Expo
 Ongoing
NFI
  To fund membership in the National Fisheries Institute
 Ongoing
Buy-Back
  To fund efforts to establish a buy-back program with congress
 Ongoing
MMA
  To fund activities related ot marine protected areas
 Not Started
Anti-Dumping
  To fund initiation of shrimp anti-dumping petition
 In Progress
Excluder Workshop
  To fund excluder workshops for the shrimp fishery
 Completed
CBTA Council
  To defray the cost of attending PFMC Meetings for Coos Bay Trawlers' Assoc.
 Ongoing
FMA Council
  To defray costs of attending PFMC Meetings for Fisherman's Marketing Assoc.
 Ongoing
FMA Buy-Back
  To fund the promotion of the buy-back program at state level
 Ongoing
Coast Buy-Back
  To fund the promotion of the buy-back program within fishing communities
 In Progress
Discovery tours
  To fund school classes on the Discovery Tours in Newport
 In Progress
RCA Boundries on CD
  To make the Rockfish Conservation Area boundries available on compact disks.
Coalition of Coastal Fisheries
  To become members to help support Washington's fishermen's efforts to fish.
 Ongoing
Plotter Software
  To provide up to $300 to member vessels for raster chart navigation software.

Anyone can submit proposals to the advisory committee. Proposals should clearly specify exactly what will be accomplished, how it will be accomplished, who will do it and who is responsible and an itemized budget.