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Year 2008 |
Description
Groundline Exchange Program, to coordinate a Maine groundline exchange program providing financial assistance to lobstermen by enabling them to purchase "whale-safe" rope in exchange for their existing groundline, Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation |
Amount
$376,000
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Sponsors
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Former Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) |
Locations
Maine |
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Year 2008 |
Description
Gulf Oyster Industry Program |
Amount
$188,000
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Sponsors
Former Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL) |
Locations
Tampa, Florida |
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Year 2008 |
Description
Harbor seal and stellar sea lion protection program, for management measures to protect harbor seals and steller sea lions and multi-year interdisciplinary research in partnership with NMFS, Alaska Sea Life Center |
Amount
$3,478,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
Locations
Seward, Alaska |
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Year 2008 |
Description
Harbor Seal Management, to work together with NOAA on co-management issues of harbor seals and subsistence harvests, Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission |
Amount
$141,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) |
Locations
Anchorage, Alaska |
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Year 2008 |
Description
Hawaii Seafood Safety and Inspection, assistance for the Hawaii fishing and seafood industries to comply with new food and Drug Administration seafood regulations, Pacific Marine Resources, Inc. |
Amount
$669,750
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Dan Inouye (D-HI) |
Locations
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Year 2008 |
Description
Horseshoe Crab Research, for continued research projects deemed essential for effective, science-based management of this critically important species |
Amount
$446,500
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Sponsors
Former Sen. John Warner (R-VA)
Former Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) |
Locations
Virginia Tech, Virginia |
Recipients
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Lobster Institute CORE Initiative |
Amount
$188,000
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Sponsors
Former Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Former Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
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Locations
Maine |
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Year 2008 |
Description
Louisiana Fisheries Recovery Resource Center, funding for planning and initial costs to launch center, Xavier University |
Amount
$491,150
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) |
Locations
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana |
Recipients
Xavier University of Louisiana |
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Earmark details |
Year 2008 |
Description
Lower Elwha River Habitat Restoration, dam removal--restoration and mitigation, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
Amount
$446,500
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Sponsors
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) |
Locations
Port Angeles, Washington |
Recipients
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Year 2008 |
Description
Aquatic Genomics and Biosecurity Research, to serve as a system for early detection and warnings for pathogens and other contaminants in our aquatic environments, Auburn University |
Amount
$940,000
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Sponsors
Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
Locations
Auburn, Alabama |
Recipients
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