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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details View Earmarks by Bill Section: Department of Commerce

Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No. Total Amount
Earmarks No. 512 Total Amount $1,276,541,038
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Earmark Details Year

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Description Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Oregon Salmon Weak Stock Solutions Research, research reducing by-catch of weak salmon stocks and avoiding long term closures of the salmon fishery, Hatfield Marine Science Center Amount $446,500 Sponsors Former Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Locations Newport, Oregon Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Oyster Bed Reseeding the Fishery Habitat Enhancement Amount $940,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Mobile, Alabama Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Oyster Hatchery Economic Pilot Program at Morgan State University Amount $470,000 Sponsors Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Locations Maryland Recipients Morgan State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Amount $67,000,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Unknown Location Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Pacific Island Compact Amount $3,431,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Regional Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Fishery Disaster Amount $6,697,500 Sponsors Former Sen. Dan Inouye (D-HI) Locations Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Pelagic Tagging, for a west coast blue-fin tuna research program, Monterey Bay Aquarium Amount $446,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA)
Former Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Locations Monterey Bay, California Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Perdido Pass Navigation Assistance, for a weather buoy for the near-shore waters of Perdido Pass along the Gulf Coast Amount $282,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Alabama Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Planning and Design for new exhibits and Hoover Building rent, National Aquarium-DC Amount $714,400 Sponsors Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Locations Maryland Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Advanced Undersea Vehicle, for an advanced undersea mapping sonar, Mystic Aquarium--Institute for Exploration Amount $401,850 Sponsors Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
Locations Mystic, Connecticut Recipients

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