Round 4: Atlantic Coast States Cooperative Planning for Right Whale Recovery Program (2005) - 4 Funded Projects
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Round 4 (2005) |
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Project
Title |
State
Agency |
Funding
Received |
Project
Summary |
Final Report |
Maine Large
Whale Conservation Plan |
Maine Dept. of
Marine Resources |
$215,563 |
Maintain and expand
existing programs, including right whale foraging surveys. |
Large Whale Cooperative Management Plan (ME) - III |
Massachusetts Right
Whale Conservation Program |
Massachusetts Division
of Marine Fisheries |
$187,590 |
Continue gear
research, monitoring, and outreach efforts to reduce large whale
entanglement. |
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Right Whale Conservation Program 2006 Projects and Accomplishments |
Rhode Island Large
Whale Conservation Plan |
Rhode Island Dept. of
Environmental Management |
$34,403 |
Conduct an assessment
of fixed gear types (trap/pot and gillnet) that may adversely affect large
whales as well as conduct outreach activities to regulated commercial fixed
gear fishermen. |
Project in progress. |
Enhance Right Whale Disentanglement Response in the Southeast
U.S. |
Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission |
$57,500 |
Improve right whale
entanglement response in the Southeast U.S. through training of responders and acquiring field
equipment. |
Right Whale Disentanglement Response Enhancement |
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Last Updated:
April 29, 2008
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