Round 3: Atlantic Coast States Cooperative Planning for Right Whale Recovery Program (2004) - 4 Funded Projects
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Round 3 (2004) |
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Project
Title |
State
Agency |
Funding
Received |
Project
Summary |
Final
Report |
State of Florida Right
Whale Coordinator |
Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission |
$53,700 |
Continue to
implement right whale recovery plan tasks in Florida, including data collection and planning. |
Florida Right
Whale Coordinator |
South Carolina and
Georgia
Right
Whale Monitoring |
South Carolina Dept. of
Natural Resources |
$353,000 |
Conduct aerial
surveys off the coasts of South Carolina and
Georgia
to locate North Atlantic right whales in an effort to reduce ship strikes. |
Monitoring North
Atlantic Right Whales off the Coasts of South Carolina and Georgia 2004-2005 |
Massachusetts Right
Whale Conservation Program |
Massachusetts Division
of Marine Fisheries |
$151,776 |
Continue implementation
of the Right Whale Conservation Program, which includes conducting studies on
whale-safe fishing gear, increasing enforcement of gear regulations,
monitoring right whales using bio-acoustic arrays, conducting outreach to
fishermen and other maritime users, and coordinating inter-agency efforts. |
Massachusetts Division
of Marine Fisheries Right Whale Conservation Program 2005 Projects and
Accomplishments |
Maine Large
Whale Conservation Plan |
Maine Dept. of
Marine Resources |
$71,500 |
Continue to implement the Cooperative Management Plan for Large Whales and Sea Turtles in the State of Maine (the Maine Recovery Plan), including sightings and disentanglement networks, gear modification research, and alternate risk reduction strategies.
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Last Updated:
June 26, 2007
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