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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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Description Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Maritime Museum, a collaborative effort with NOAA for the development of educational activities and exhibits Amount $470,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Mobile, Alabama Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Massachusetts Groundfish Disaster, to provide relief due to economic losses due to new fishing limitations on fishermen, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Amount $13,395,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Locations Suffolk, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Meteorological Equipment at Valparaiso University Amount $817,800 Sponsors Former Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN)
Former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Former Sen. Dick Lugar (R-IN)
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Locations Valparaiso, Indiana Recipients Valparaiso University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Migratory Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory Amount $1,504,000 Sponsors Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Former Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA)
Former Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA)
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Locations Sarasota, Florida Recipients Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Mill Creek Conservation, conservation of coastal environment, Mill Creek Conservation Amount $893,000 Sponsors Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Locations North Kingston, Rhode Island Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Mill River Habitat Restoration Amount $376,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Locations Mill River, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Monitoring and restoration of salmon stocks, funds will be used to allow the monitoring and restoration of depressed salmon stocks under the management of one organization that serves and represents all affected fishermen, Bering Sea Fishermen's Association Amount $188,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) Locations Alaska Recipients Bering Sea Fishermen's Association
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Monkfish and Migratory Trawl Surveys, collection of data to accurately and efficiently manage fish resources, Garden State Seafood Assoc Amount $1,339,500 Sponsors Former Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Locations Cape May, New Jersey Recipients Garden State Seafood Association
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Mount Washington Observatory Educational Outreach Expansion Initiative Amount $423,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH)
Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Locations New Hampshire Recipients Mount Washington Observatory
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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