2001–2010 Funded Prescott Grant Proposals
Prescott Grants support a core mission of NOAA Fisheries – the conservation and recovery of protected marine mammal stranding response capabilities.
The tables below, organized by the year, list the state, applicant name, project title, and funding amount awarded for the Prescott Grant Program.
Learn more about the Prescott Grant Program
2010 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Basic Operations and Medical Care of Rehabilitation Patients |
$99,948 |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Alaska Region Stranding Network Annual Meetings and Training |
$39,972 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
S13105 M.A.P. Response to Marine Mammal Strandings in Alaska |
$98,635 |
|
CA |
California Academy of Sciences |
Enhancing response and data collection from dead stranded marine mammals in northern California |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute |
Modify and Upgrade the Rehabilitation Facilities to Meet or Exceed the NOAA Fisheries Standards |
$99,952 |
|
CA |
City of Malibu |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Data Collection for the City of Malibu |
$80,212 |
|
CA |
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
Filtration Upgrades at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
$98,500 |
|
CA |
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Facility improvements at the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center in Crescent City, California |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
Enhancing the Response to Marine Mammal Strandings by Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in Central California |
$99,960 |
|
CA |
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History |
Enhancement of Cetacean Bio-Monitoring in Central and Southern California |
$83,705 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Evaluation of the oncogenic basis for the high prevalence of spontaneous neoplasia in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) |
$97,268 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles |
Using stranding data to understand the population-wide dynamics of leptospirosis in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) |
$99,880 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Sea Research Foundation's Mystic Aquarium |
$99,983 |
|
CT |
University of Connecticut |
Pathogenesis of the American isolate of Phocine Distemper Virus (PDV USA 2006) in harbor, grey, and harp seals. |
$46,078 |
|
FL |
Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge |
Enhancing marine mammal stranding response capability, post-release monitoring, and improving public awareness about marine mammal entanglement along the North Central Gulf Coast. |
$78,860 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Enhancing marine mammal stranding response, public education, and stranding network preparedness along the central east coast of Florida |
$99,978 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Rapid detection and response to cetacean mortalities and environmental monitoring in west-central Florida |
$97,378 |
|
GA |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Enhance the Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$30,000 |
|
HI |
Hawaii Pacific University |
Continuing to improve the quality of stranding data collected in the Main Hawaiian Islands |
$100,000 |
|
HI |
The University of Hawaii at Hilo |
UHH: Support and Enhancement of the Hawaii Cetacean Rehabilitation Facility |
$99,992 |
|
IL |
Chicago Zoological Society |
Post-Release Monitoring of Injured or Stranded Cetaceans in Florida |
$94,613 |
|
MA |
International Fund for Animal Welfare |
Utilizing Auditory Evoked Potential to Assess the Auditory Capabilities of Mass and Single-Stranded Small Odontocetes on Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts |
$97,156 |
|
MA |
International Fund for Animal Welfare |
Advancing Live and Dead Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Investigation on Cape Cod and Southeastern, Massachusetts |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
Enhancing efficiency; quantity of data and samples collected; and documentation in the fringes of the New England Aquarium's response range through training, equipment, and outreach |
$57,139 |
|
MD |
Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Enhancing Marine Mammal Sample Collection, Diagnostic Testing, and Outreach in Maryland |
$71,128 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Midcoast/Downeast Region of Maine, 2010–2011 |
$99,978 |
|
ME |
Maine Department of Marine Resources |
Enhancing Marine Mammal Stranding Response, Data Collection and Outreach in Maine |
$100,000 |
|
ME |
University of New England |
Operational Support and Otitis Media Investigation for the UNE Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center |
$99,745 |
|
NC |
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
Transitioning to a new stranding response program in central North Carolina through the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries |
$92,117 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Response to and Necropsy of Stranded Large Whales in North Carolina and Virginia |
$99,980 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhancing Stranding Response in Northern North Carolina |
$99,890 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Maximizing data collection from marine mammals stranded in New York State. |
$100,000 |
|
OR |
Oregon State University |
Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,996 |
|
OR |
Portland State University |
Assessing Area-Specific Stranding Issues in the Northwest Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program with Continued Field Response, Correlative Data Analysis, and Increased Community |
$99,954 |
|
SC |
Coastal Carolina University |
The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Support for Stranding Response, Necropsies, Data Management, and Outreach |
$96,437 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Support of operations and enhancement needs for response, treatment, and data collection from living and dead marine mammals stranding along the Texas and Western Louisiana coast. |
$100,000 |
|
TX |
Texas State Aquarium Association |
Texas State Aquarium Association Rehabilitation Care Facility for Stranded Marine Mammals |
$47,995 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Supporting Expert Response to Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia in 2011 |
$99,927 |
|
WA |
Makah Tribe |
Investigations of Marine Mammal Strandings on the Makah Indian Reservation |
$50,868 |
|
WA |
Orca Network |
Enhanced stranding response, post-mortem examination, and diagnostics of stranded marine mammals in Central Puget Sound, Washington |
$84,475 |
|
WA |
The Whale Museum |
Marine mammal strandings and diseases in San Juan County, Washington: implications for marine mammals, domestic animals, and humans |
$79,177 |
|
WA |
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's marine mammal health and stranding response program. |
$100,000 |
2009 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
North Slope Borough |
Response to stranded marine mammals in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas |
$99,946 |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Basic Operations and Medical Care of Rehabilitation Patients |
$99,994 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Collaborative Approach to Stranding in Alaska |
$97,256 |
|
CA |
City of Malibu |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Data Collection for the City of Malibu |
$80,520 |
|
CA |
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
Veterinary Program Support at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
Enhancing response and data collection from dead stranded cetaceans in southern California |
$69,720 |
|
CA |
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Enhanced Stranding Response on the Lost Coast: Support for Basic Operational Needs and Installation of Rehabilitation Pools |
$83,946 |
|
CA |
Pacific Marine Mammal Center |
Diagnostic and Treatment Enhancements for Stranded Marine Mammals |
$70,038 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
Large Whale Stranding Investigation |
$95,972 |
|
CA |
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History |
Enhancement of Cetacean Bio-Monitoring in Central and Southern California |
$70,804 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Evaluation of the use of circulatory eosinophilia in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) as an indicator of chronic health effects due to exposure to domoic acid, and thus releasability. |
$78,192 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Continued Prescott Program Enhancement of Stranding Response at University of California Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab |
$73,831 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Mystic Aquarium |
$99,953 |
|
DE |
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation |
Support staffing and operational needs to perform comprehensive stranding response, data collection, and health assessment for stranded marine mammals occurring in Delaware |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Necropsy Training for Increasing Quality of Level A, B, and C Data Collection by the Southeast Cetacean Stranding Network |
$99,946 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Enhancing capacity for marine mammal stranding response and public education along the central east coast of Florida. |
$99,975 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Rapid detection and response to cetacean mortalities in west-central Florida and post-release tracking of rehabilitated cetaceans |
$92,000 |
|
GA |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Enhance the GA Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$45,000 |
|
HI |
Hawaii Pacific University |
Improving the quality of stranding data collected in Hawaii and American Samoa |
$100,000 |
|
IL |
Chicago Zoological Society |
2009 Chicago Zoological Society Dolphin Research Program Assessing Post-Release Success of Rehabilitated Odontocete Cetaceans |
$69,224 |
|
MA |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
2009 Necropsy of NE Beached, Rehabilitated and Bycaught Stranded Marine Mammals |
$99,785 |
|
MD |
Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Enhanced Sample Collection and Analysis from Dead Stranded Marine Mammals in Maryland |
$40,000 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Midcoast/Downeast region of Maine, 2009–2010 |
$99,974 |
|
ME |
Maine Department of Marine Resources |
Enhancement of Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Public Outreach in Maine |
$100,000 |
|
ME |
The Whale Center of New England |
Marine mammal strandings on Massachusetts' North Shore: enhancement of response, data quality, public education, and outreach |
$60,004 |
|
ME |
University of New England |
Assessing and Strengthening Husbandry and Quarantine Protocols, and Operational Support for the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center at the University of New England |
$99,999 |
|
NC |
Duke University |
Using marine mammal strandings and observer data to estimate life history parameters and assess demographic impacts of marine fisheries on odontocete populations in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean |
$96,172 |
|
NC |
North Carolina State University |
Maintaining marine mammal stranding response capacity in central North Carolina and transitioning to a new stranding response program |
$99,661 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Building Stranding Capacity in Northern North Carolina |
$99,930 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
Operational Support to Enhance Resources for Response, Treatment, and Data Collection from Living and Dead Stranded Marine Mammals Recovered in the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania |
$81,625 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Operational Support to Enhance Resources for Response, Treatment, and Data Collection from Living and Dead Stranded Marine Mammals Recovered in New York State |
$100,000 |
|
OR |
Oregon State University |
Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,993 |
|
OR |
Portland State University |
Sustainable Response, Enhanced Data Collection, Analysis and Educational Outreach for the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program (NOSWSP) |
$99,963 |
|
PR |
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources |
Training and improvement of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources' Marine Mammal Rescue Program |
$78,000 |
|
SC |
Coastal Carolina University |
Establishing the South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Support for Stranding Response, Necropsies, Data Management, and Outreach |
$99,790 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Support of Operations and Enhancement Needs for Response, Treatment, and Data Collection From Living and Dead Marine Mammals Stranding Along the Texas Coast |
$100,000 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Supporting Expert Response to Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia in 2010 |
$100,000 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Collaborative Development of Stranded Cetacean Euthanasia Recommendations |
$99,978 |
|
WA |
Cascadia Research Collective |
Stranding response in 2009–2011 for Southern Puget Sound, Central Washington Outer Coast, and all Washington (large cetaceans) |
$99,815 |
|
WA |
Makah Tribe |
Investigations of Marine Mammal Strandings on the Makah Indian Reservation |
$27,500 |
|
WA |
The Whale Museum |
Response and post-mortem evaluation of marine mammals stranded in San Juan County, Washington |
$76,971 |
|
WA |
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
WDFW 2009 Prescott Marine Mammal Stranding Response |
$100,000 |
|
WA |
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
Advancement of Pinniped Rehabilitation Program: treatment, facility upgrades, training, data & tissue collection and analysis, post-release monitoring. |
$92,909 |
2008 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Alaska Region Stranding Network Annual Meetings and Training |
$99,997 |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Basic Operations and Medical Care of Rehabilitation Patients |
$99,994 |
|
CA |
California Academy of Sciences |
Improving marine mammal data collection facilities and specimen archives at the California Academy of Sciences |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
City of Malibu |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Data Collection for the City of Malibu |
$74,740 |
|
CA |
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
Facility expansion and Upgrade at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
$93,155 |
|
CA |
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Enhanced Stranding Response and Rehabilitation on the Lost Coast: Support for Basic Operational Needs and Development of Written Protocols and Manuals |
$94,136 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
A vessel for whale disentanglement in central California |
$20,000 |
|
CA |
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History |
Enhancement of Cetacean Bio-Monitoring in Central and Southern California |
$77,297 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Davis |
Monitoring post-release movement and survival of rehabilitated harbor seal pups |
$97,398 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Continued Prescott Program Enhancement of Stranding Response at University of California Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab |
$99,106 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Mystic Aquarium |
$74,966 |
|
FL |
Florida Atlantic University Foundation (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution) |
Further Investigations of the Etiopathogenesis of Kogia spp. Cardiomyopathy |
$99,997 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Enhancing public and network outreach and education in the SEUS stranding network and support for marine mammal stranding response along the east coast of Florida |
$99,966 |
|
FL |
Marine Animal Rescue Society (MARS) |
Enhance MARS' stranding support, facility capacity, and outreach within the network through continual improvements of proven methods |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Monitoring natural and human-related mortality of cetaceans along the central West coast of Florida and post-release tracking of rehabilitated animals |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Facility and Equipment Enhancement at the Dolphin and Whale Hospital |
$100,000 |
|
GA |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Enhancing the Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding Network Through Improved Academic Collaboration |
$34,877 |
|
HI |
Hawaii Pacific University |
Continuing to Build Capacity for Cetacean Necropsies in the Main Hawaiian Islands and the Greater Pacific |
$100,000 |
|
LA |
Audubon Nature Institute, Inc. |
Louisiana Marine Mammal Rescue Program: continued program operations and response for live and dead strandings while increasing Level A, B, and C data collection and samples for analysis |
$95,400 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
Expanding Our Understanding of Marine Mammal Strandings through Enhanced Proficiency of Staff and Volunteers, Increased Sample Collection and Analysis, and More Efficient Manipulation of Data |
$99,676 |
|
MA |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
2008 Examination of Offshore Large Whale Mortalities |
$99,918 |
|
MD |
Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Enhanced Tissue and Data Collection from Dead Stranded Marine Mammals in Maryland |
$57,390 |
|
MD |
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
2008 Support and Enhancement of the National Aquarium in Baltimore's Marine Animal Rescue Program |
$76,813 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-Coast/Downeast Region of Maine, 2008-2009 |
$92,308 |
|
ME |
Maine Department of Marine Resources |
Prescott Funds for the Maine Department of Marine Resources Marine Mammal Response |
$100,000 |
|
ME |
University of New England |
Broadening Observations Through Technology, Continuation of Infectious Disease Monitoring, and Operational Support for the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center at the University of New England |
$99,225 |
|
MS |
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Inc |
Enhancement of marine mammal stranding response, data collection, and tissue analysis in the Mississippi Sound and the adjacent waters of the North-Central Gulf of Mexico |
$100,000 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina, Wilmington |
Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in North Carolina and Virginia |
$99,974 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at MMSC |
$100,000 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Operational Support to Enhance Resources for Response, Treatment, and Date Collection from Living and Dead Stranded Marine Mammals Recovered in New York State |
$100,000 |
|
OR |
Oregon State University |
Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,627 |
|
OR |
Portland State University |
Enhancement of Diagnostic Capabilities and Extension of Geographic Coverage for the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program (NOSWSP) |
$100,000 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Response, Treatment, and Data Collection from Living and Dead Marine Mammals Stranded Along the Texas Coast |
$100,000 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Processing archived samples from stranded Tursiops in VA |
$99,865 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Supporting Expert Response to Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia |
$100,000 |
|
WA |
Cascadia Research Collective |
Enhanced Response to Stranded Marine Mammals in Washington Including Searches of Outer Coast Beaches and Smith Island to Examine Under-reporting of Stranding Rates and Follow Up of Unusual Mortalities |
$99,903 |
|
WA |
Makah Tribe |
Investigations of Marine Mammal Strandings on the Makah Indian Reservation |
$29,288 |
|
WA |
Orca Network |
Enhanced stranding response, post-mortem examination, and diagnostics of stranded marine mammals in Central Puget Sound, Washington. |
$94,750 |
|
WA |
The Whale Museum |
Response and postmortem evaluation of marine mammals stranded in San Juan County, Washington |
$94,881 |
2007 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
Reduce Entanglements of Live Stranded Steller Sea Lions in Alaska |
$54,000 |
|
AK |
Alaska Whale Foundation |
Improving Alaska Whale Foundation's disentanglement preparedness in Southeast Alaska |
$39,540 |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Basic operations and medical care of rehabilitation patients |
$99,803 |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Alaska Region Stranding Network Development and Training |
$40,000 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Improvements to marine mammal data and specimen archives at UAM. |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
Biomimetica |
Establishing Auditory Evoked Potential Measurement Capabilities for Stranding Response Teams |
$51,979 |
|
CA |
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
Improving operational capabilities at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
$96,100 |
|
CA |
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Enhance response, rehabilitation, and data collection of stranded marine mammals on Northern California's remote coastline |
$94,780 |
|
CA |
Pacific Marine Mammal Center |
Diagnostic and Treatment Enhancements for Stranded Marine Mammals |
$99,644 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
Enhancing the Response to Marine Mammal Strandings by Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in Central California |
$99,838 |
|
CA |
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History |
Enhancement of Cetacean Bio-Monitoring in Central and Southern California |
$75,985 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Understanding the cyclic dynamics of leptospirosis in California sea lions. (Zalophus californianus) |
$99,428 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Stranded harbor seals as indicators of pathogen prevalence in harbor seals of San Francisco, a heavily urbanized environment. |
$95,792 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Marine Mammal Pathology Service for the Central California Coast, Part 5 |
$97,883 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Continued Prescott Program Enhancement of Stranding Response at University of California Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab |
$90,906 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Mystic Aquarium |
$100,000 |
|
DE |
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation |
Support staffing and operational needs for comprehensive stranding response and health assessments for marine mammals stranding in Delaware. |
$99,680 |
|
FL |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Cetacean Stranding Response and Training in Lee and Collier Counties, Florida |
$40,086 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Enhancing live animal response, public outreach, and education, and improving the assessment of cetacean health trends and interactions between bottlenose dolphins and recreational fishing gear |
$99,581 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Age, growth, reproduction, and feeding ecology of rough-toothed dolphins from single and mass strandings in Florida, with a compilation of voucher materials deposited in various institutions |
$91,421 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Support for Operation of the Dolphin and Whale Hospital |
$100,000 |
|
HI |
Attractions Hawaii / DBA Sea Life Park by Dolphin Discovery |
Development of live cetacean stranding response teams on the main Hawaiian Islands and a long-term cetacean rehabilitation facility on Oahu, Hawaii |
$100,000 |
|
HI |
Hawaii Pacific University |
Continuing To Enhance Cetacean Necropsy Capabilities in the Main Hawaiian Islands |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
Cape Cod Stranding Network, Inc. |
Maintaining Readiness: Operational Support for Single and Mass Stranding Response and Training on Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
Enhancement of Marine Mammal Response, Rehabilitation and Data Collection with a Focus on Mass Stranding Events |
$99,906 |
|
MD |
Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Continuation of Enhanced Level B and C Data Collection from Dead Stranded Marine Mammals in Maryland. |
$65,435 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Maintenance and enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-coast/Downeast region of Maine, 2007–2008 |
$97,800 |
|
ME |
Maine Department of Marine Resources |
Support basic needs of organizations for response, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals. |
$100,000 |
|
ME |
University of New England |
Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center Diagnostic Enhancement, Disease Surveillance, and Operational Support |
$99,559 |
|
MP |
Northern Marianas College |
Building the capacity of US Insular areas for Marine Mammal Stranding Response |
$80,000 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in North Carolina and Virginia |
$98,240 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
To enhance and support Marine Mammal Stranding Center staffing and veterinary requirements. |
$100,000 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Program Support to Enhance Operations for Response, Treatment and Data Collection from Living and Dead Stranded Marine Mammals |
$100,000 |
|
OR |
Oregon State University |
Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$98,502 |
|
OR |
Portland State University |
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH AND INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP OF DIET AND EXPOSURE TO BIOTOXINS IN STRANDED MARINE MAMMALS IN OREGON |
$98,393 |
|
PR |
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources |
Puerto Rico Marine Mammal Rescue Network |
$100,000 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Response, treatment and data collection from living and dead marine mammals stranded along the Texas coast |
$100,000 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Response, rehabilitation & examination of stranded marine mammals in Virginia |
$99,990 |
|
WA |
Cascadia Research Collective |
Stranding response in southern Puget Sound and central outer coast Washington 2007–2009 including large whale stranding response for all Washington |
$99,833 |
|
WA |
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Enhanced response to stranded marine mammals and investigating causes of mortality in Washington waters. |
$100,000 |
|
WA |
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
Care of Live Stranded Harbor Seals in the Northwest Region: Treatment, Data Collection and Compilation, and Training |
$85,783 |
2006 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
Aleut Community of St Paul Island |
Assessment of northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) entanglement in marine debris on the Pribilof Islands |
$99,083 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Improvements to marine mammal data and specimen archives at UAM |
$100,000 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Morbidity and mortality of marine mammals on the north coast of the Alaska Peninsula |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
City of Malibu |
Advancement of marine mammal stranding response for the city of Malibu coastline |
$87,698 |
|
CA |
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
Staffing resources upgrade at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
$83,200 |
|
CA |
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Enhance response, rescue, and rehabilitation on Northern California's remote coastline |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
Pacific Marine Mammal Center |
Enclosure renovation and pool construction project |
$58,539 |
|
CA |
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History |
Support for and enhancement of data collection from Dead-Stranded cetaceans |
$63,756 |
|
CA |
SeaWorld San Diego |
Personnel for improving stranded animal response in Southern California |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Development of diagnostic assays to detect lungworm (Otostrongylus circumlitus) infection in stranded northern elephant and Pacific harbor seals |
$99,550 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Marine Mammal Pathology Service for the Central California Coast, Part 4 |
$99,946 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Enhancement of Stranding Response at University of California Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab |
$48,389 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Mystic Aquarium |
$99,310 |
|
CT |
University of Connecticut |
Evaluation of immune functions as potential diagnostic and prognostic tools in stranded marine mammal, a regional approach. |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Stranding and Necropsy Training For Increasing Quality of Level A, B, and C Data Collection by the Florida Cetacean Stranding Network |
$99,913 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Enhancing live animal stranding response, assessing cetacean health trends, and evaluating neonatal mortality trends of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) along the east coast of Florida |
$99,479 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Validation of historic marine mammal stranding data from the southeastern United States |
$64,474 |
|
FL |
Marine Animal Rescue Society (MARS) |
Improve MARS' mass stranding response capability (immediate triage and necropsy support) and post-rehabilitation monitoring preparedness for the SEUS stranding region |
$64,296 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Investigating brevetoxin-induced mortality in bottlenose dolphins stranded in central west Florida |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Nova Southeastern University |
An Analysis of Kogia Stranding Data Collected by the Southeast Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$28,986 |
|
FL |
University of Florida |
Clinical Pathology and Histopathologic Processing and Analysis of Cetaceans in Northern and Central Florida |
$99,955 |
|
GA |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Enhance Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$55,848 |
|
MA |
Cape Cod Stranding Network, Inc. |
The Next Step: Operational Support to Enhance Stranding Response Capabilities and Promote Data Analysis and Publication |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
Advancement of Clinical Care, Data Collection, and Pathology Training for Marine Mammal Stranding Response |
$99,954 |
|
MA |
The Whale Center of New England |
Marine mammal stranding response on Massachusetts' North Shore: Timely assistance for living animals and comprehensive regional data collection |
$85,026 |
|
MA |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
2006 Necropsy of Fresh and Human-Impacted Marine Mammal Strandings in SE Massachusetts and Cape Cod |
$98,714 |
|
MD |
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
2006 National Aquarium in Baltimore, Marine Animal Rescue Program Operations |
$47,580 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-coast/Downeast Region of Maine, 2006-2007 |
$82,890 |
|
ME |
Marine Animal Lifeline |
Veterinary care staffing and rehabilitation supply expense support for the marine mammal rehabilitation program |
$100,000 |
|
ME |
University of New England |
The Enhancement of Cetacean Response, Treatment and Data Collection in Southern Maine |
$93,596 |
|
ME |
University of New England |
Composting as a Disposal Option |
$60,025 |
|
NC |
North Carolina State University |
Improving live marine mammal stranding response in North Carolina through a rapid diagnostic capability and short-term holding capacity |
$56,930 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhancing response to and necropsy of large whales in North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina |
$92,830 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in North Carolina and Virginia |
$99,986 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
To enhance and support Marine Mammal Stranding Center staffing requirements |
$100,000 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Facility Upgrade to Enhance Operational Support and Response to Marine Mammal Strandings |
$100,000 |
|
OR |
Oregon State University |
Enhancing the capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,931 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Response, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals |
$99,998 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Continuing Investigation of Dead Marine Mammal Strandings in Virginia |
$100,000 |
|
WA |
Orca Network |
Stranding response and post-mortem examination of stranded marine mammals in Central Puget Sound, Washington |
$99,772 |
|
WA |
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Response to stranded marine mammals and investigating causes of mortality in Washington waters |
$99,532 |
|
WA |
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
Care of Live Stranded Harbor Seals in the Northwest Region: Treatment, Data Management, Research, and Training |
$85,638 |
2005 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Alaska Region Stranding Network coordination and development project |
$86,607 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Salvaging beach-dead marine mammals - a collaborative effort between UAM, volunteer salvage crews, and NOAA |
$93,455 |
|
CA |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (CA) |
Post-release monitoring of rehabilitated marine mammals in southern California through the use of VHF and UHF (satellite-linked) radio telemetry |
$98,699 |
|
CA |
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
Support and upgrade of the Veterinary Medical Program at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
Pacific Marine Mammal Center |
Enhancing diagnostic applications for stranded marine mammals and improving operational capabilities |
$65,366 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
Body burden assessments of total mercury in stranded Pacific harbor seals, Phoca vitulina richardii, in central California |
$98,815 |
|
CA |
SeaWorld San Diego |
Equipment and personnel for improving response and care for live stranded marine mammals in southern California |
$76,108 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Development of a biomonitoring program to detect novel diseases and changes in the prevalence of known diseases in pinnipeds stranded along the central California coast - year 3 |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Marine Mammal Pathology Service for the central California coast, Part 3 |
$99,980 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Enhancement of stranding response at University of California Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab |
$37,581 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Support and enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Mystic Aquarium |
$100,000 |
|
DC |
Smithsonian Institution |
Enhancement of Level A, B, and C Cetacean Data: Improving data quality and access to the Smithsonian Institution's Cetacean Distributional Database |
$88,685 |
|
DE |
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation |
Support staffing and operational needs to facilitate improved stranding response for marine mammals occurring along the Delaware coast and its waterways |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Dynamac Corporation |
Marine Mammal Stranding Program on Florida's space coast |
$36,961 |
|
FL |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Jacksonville |
Equipping the Northeast Florida Stranding Network for response to cetacean strandings |
$65,116 |
|
FL |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution |
Research project on cardiomyopathy of dwarf and pygmy sperm whales |
$99,955 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute |
An evaluation of demographic and health-related factors of the Indian River Lagoon dolphin population following an Unusual Mortality Event |
$76,162 |
|
FL |
Marine Animal Rescue Society (MARS) |
Improve MARS' impact on live stranding events in South Florida, while nurturing existing outreach channels with a better presence |
$99,996 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Support for operation with the increased capacity of the Dolphin and Whale Hospital |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Enhancement of the marine mammal stranding program and post-release monitoring of rehabilitated cetaceans for central west Florida |
$100,000 |
|
HI |
Robert C. Braun, D.V.M. |
Hawaiian monk seal health trend surveillance and captive care response |
$100,000 |
|
LA |
Audubon Nature Institute, Inc. |
Enhancement and maintenance of data collection from stranded marine mammals by the Louisiana Marine Mammal Rescue Program: Phase 2 |
$99,900 |
|
MA |
Cape Cod Stranding Network, Inc. |
Pursuing excellence in marine mammal stranding response: support for basic operational needs and innovative solutions to stranding challenges |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
Strengthening marine mammal stranding response and rehabilitation at the New England Aquarium |
$99,596 |
|
MA |
The Whale Center of New England |
Marine mammal stranding response on Massachusetts' north shore: Continuation and expansion of data collection and assistance to stranded animals |
$73,377 |
|
MA |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
Development of necropsy, anatomy, and pathology training materials from stranded marine mammals |
$99,969 |
|
MD |
Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Enhancing the quality and quantity of data collection from dead stranded marine mammals in Maryland |
$88,387 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Maintenance and enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the mid-coast/Downeast region of Maine, 2005–2006 |
$77,388 |
|
ME |
University of New England |
The enhancement of pinniped rehabilitation at Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center |
$85,615 |
|
ME |
University of Southern Maine |
Establishing a national resource of marine mammal cell lines for toxicological, infectious disease, and other biomedical research |
$100,000 |
|
MS |
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Inc. |
Evaluation of trends and possible causes of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) strandings in the Mississippi Sound and adjacent waters (continuation study) |
$100,000 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in North Carolina and Virginia |
$98,587 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
To enhance and support basic needs for volunteer training and response, treatment, and data collection of live and dead stranded marine mammals in New Jersey |
$100,000 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Facility upgrades to enhance operational support and response to live marine mammal strandings while collecting valuable supplemental data |
$100,000 |
|
OR |
Oregon State University |
Enhancing the capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,201 |
|
OR |
Portland State University |
Implementation of an archival system for cetacean tissue and anatomical specimens collected during 10 years of stranding network activity |
$76,462 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Response, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals |
$99,905 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Enhancing response to live marine mammal strandings in Virginia |
$100,000 |
|
WA |
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Investigations of marine mammal health parameters and causes of mortality in Washington state |
$94,655 |
|
WA |
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
Advancement of marine mammal rehabilitation program, operations, facilities, training, and research |
$88,068 |
2004 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
Aleut Community of St Paul Island |
Assessment of northern fur seal entanglement in marine debris on the Pribilof Islands. |
$100,000 |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Rescue and Rehabilitation of Pinnipeds and Cetaceans in AK |
$99,815 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Morbidity and mortality of marine mammals on the north coast of Alaska Peninsula |
$99,908 |
|
AL |
Marterra Foundation, Inc. |
Enhancement of data collection Phase 2 |
$99,924 |
|
CA |
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
Enhanced Veterinary Medical Program at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Enhance diagnostic and treatment abilities, improve facilities for stranded marine mammals; continue the employment of facility manager and primary investigating veterinarian to accomplish goals and objectives |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
Movements, Dive Behavior and Survival of Post Release CA Sea Lions after Rehabilitation for Domoic Acid Toxicity |
$97,322 |
|
CA |
Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center |
Pinniped Rescue Capture Techniques Training Program |
$32,000 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Marine Mammal Pathology for the Central CA |
$99,980 |
|
DC |
Smithsonian Institution |
Enhancement and Maintenance of the Smithsonian Institution's Cetacean Distributional Database and Research Collection's (Year 2) |
$97,467 |
|
FL |
Dynamac Corporation |
Marine Mammal Stranding Program on Florida's Space Coast: Upgrade Rescue and Data Collection |
$43,198 |
|
FL |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution |
Stranding Center Pool Enhancement |
$97,763 |
|
FL |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution |
Diagnostic Equipment Purchase |
$54,964 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute |
Cetacean stranding response and the development of a photographic stranding atlas for network education and training |
$94,720 |
|
FL |
Marine Animal Rescue Society (MARS) |
Improve MARS' impact on live stranding events in South FL, while nurturing existing outreach channels with a better presence (2nd Year Funding) |
$32,602 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Enhancement of marine mammal rescue and stranding program for central west FL |
$100,000 |
|
HI |
Hawaiian Islands Stranding Response Group |
Collect consistent level A data throughout the jurisdiction, including remote areas, and collect level B and C data from stranding of dead marine mammals |
$100,000 |
|
HI |
Hawaiian Islands Stranding Response Group |
Collect consistent level A data throughout the jurisdiction, including remote areas, and collect level B and C data from stranding of dead marine mammals (2nd Year Funding) |
$100,000 |
|
LA |
Audubon Nature Institute, Inc. |
Enhancement of data collection from stranded marine mammals by the Louisiana Marine Mammal Rescue Program |
$32,740 |
|
MA |
Cape Cod Stranding Network, Inc. |
The science of stranding response: supporting data collection from live and dead stranded marine mammals on Cape Cod |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
The Whale Center of New England |
A project to increase the breadth and efficiency of marine mammal stranding response on Massachusetts' North Shore |
$86,658 |
|
MD |
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
Enhanced operations of Marine Animal Stranding Rescue and Rehabilitation through the procurement of medical/rescue equipment (2nd Year Funding) |
$71,344 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-coast/Downeast Maine |
$65,058 |
|
NC |
North Carolina State University |
Improving live marine mammal stranding response in North Carolina through rapid diagnostic capability and short-term holding capacity |
$83,195 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
To ensure and support MMSC staffing requirements (2nd Year Funding) |
$100,000 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Evaluation of current rescue response protocols and post-rehabilitation monitoring of marine mammals through the enhancement of data collection, satellite and radio tracking, and data on the prevalence of morbilli and herpes in pinnipeds in the northwest |
$100,000 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Recovery and treatment of Live Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia |
$100,000 |
|
WA |
Cascadia Research Collective |
Cetacean stranding response in Washington with special attention to gray whales and harbor porpoise |
$83,595 |
|
WA |
Cascadia Research Collective |
Trends, spatial distribution, health effects of contaminants in Washington pinnipeds |
$96,372 |
|
WA |
The Whale Museum |
Stranding response and post-mortem evaluation of stranded marine mammals in San Juan County, Washington (2nd Year Funding) |
$94,378 |
|
WA |
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
Advancement of Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Program, Facilities, Techniques, Training, and Research |
$99,980 |
2003 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
The effects of acute and chronic stress on the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) Adrenal gland. |
$74,619 |
|
CA |
City of Malibu |
Consistency and improvement in marine mammal stranding response for the City of Malibu coastline |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
Veterinary Fellowship Program at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
Development of an Improved Protocol for Examining Stranded Cetaceans: Combining Museum-based Science and Veterinary Medicine |
$95,000 |
|
CA |
Pacific Marine Mammal Center |
Pathology enhancement and database development |
$97,975 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
Improving the Response to Marine Mammal Strandings by Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in Central CA |
$99,716 |
|
CA |
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History |
Enhancement of Facility, Equipment, and Supplies to Recover and Archive Dead, Stranded Cetaceans |
$99,989 |
|
CA |
SeaWorld, San Diego |
Improving response, care, and diagnostic for stranded marine mammal in Southern CA |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
SeaWorld, San Diego |
Enhancement and integration of southern CA stranded marine mammal post-mortem evaluations and materials archives |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Continuation of a biomonitoring program to detect novel diseases and changes in the prevalence of know diseases in pinnipeds stranded along the central California coast |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Advancement of clinical care of stranded marine mammals, especially those intoxicated with the algal toxin domoic acid |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Davis |
Cancer in stranded CA sea lions: answering questions about the role of contaminants, genetics, and diagnostic of herpes virus infection and early cancers |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Enhancement of Stranding Response at the University of CA Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab |
$49,703 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Application and refinement of a prognostic index to evaluate the health, nutritional status, and cause of stranding of stranded harp seals and hooded seals in the Northeastern U.S., with particular emphasis on a disease with epizootic potential |
$99,997 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Support for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Mystic Aquarium |
$100,000 |
|
CT |
University of Connecticut |
Evaluation of immune functions are potential diagnostic and prognostic tools in stranded marine mammals |
$95,744 |
|
DC |
Smithsonian Institution |
Enhancement and Maintenance of the Smithsonian Institution's Cetacean Distributional Database and Research Collection's (1 Year) |
$97,580 |
|
DE |
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation |
Outfitting a necropsy lab to improve acquisition, analysis, and storage of levels A, B, and C data from stranded marine mammals in coastal Delaware and its inland waterways |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Facilities of Southwest Florida Cetaceans Rescue and Recovery |
$90,800 |
|
FL |
Gulf World, Inc. |
Request for equipment to help facilities large animals and to make the moving of all animals easier, safer and faster and for financial assistance with stranding facility operations |
$45,675 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute |
Enhancing live animal stranding response, necropsy procedures, and tissue archiving capabilities along the central and northeast coast of FL |
$96,826 |
|
FL |
Marine Animal Rescue Society (MARS) |
Improve MARS' impact on live stranding events in South FL, while nurturing existing outreach channels with a better presence |
$99,952 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Facility expansion for the Dolphin and Whale Hospital |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
University of Florida |
Poxvirus Infections in North American Pinnipeds |
$38,181 |
|
LA |
Audubon Nature Institute, Inc. |
Enhancement of data collection from stranded marine mammals by the Louisiana Marine Mammal Rescue Program |
$74,940 |
|
MA |
Cape Cod Stranding Network, Inc. |
Enhanced stranding response and investigation on Cape Cod: assessment, data, collection, sampling, and disposal |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
Improved field diagnostic and post-release monitoring of mass stranded cetaceans |
$99,958 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
Improving marine mammal stranding response and rehabilitation in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Southern Maine |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
2003 Necropsy Enhancement for Stranded Marine Mammals |
$99,267 |
|
MD |
Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Improving Response to and Assessment of Dead Stranded Marine Mammals in Maryland |
$99,997 |
|
MD |
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
Enhanced operations of Marine Animal Stranding Rescue and Rehabilitation through the procurement of medical/rescue equipment and a centralized storage facility. |
$99,030 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
A medium-range response vessel to enhance the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for Mid-coast/Downeast Maine |
$80,000 |
|
ME |
Marine Animal Lifeline |
Enhancing and supporting marine mammal rescue response and stabilization procedures |
$99,734 |
|
ME |
Marine Animal Lifeline |
Improved veterinary care and marine mammal rehabilitation program support |
$98,401 |
|
ME |
University of Southern Maine |
Establishing a national resource of marine mammal cell lines for toxicological, infectious disease, and other biomedical research |
$100,000 |
|
MS |
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Inc. |
Evaluation of trends and possible causes of marine mammal strandings in the Mississippi Sound and adjacent waters |
$100,000 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhancing response to and necropsy of stranded large whales in North Carolina and Virginia |
$93,262 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammal's in North Carolina and Virginia |
$94,046 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
To ensure and support MMSC staffing requirements |
$100,000 |
|
NY |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
Atlas of mysticete anatomy |
$92,181 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Facility upgrades to enhance access to veterinary care for marine mammals while collecting valuable supplemental data |
$99,711 |
|
OR |
Oregon State University |
Enhancing the capabilities of the Oregon marine mammal stranding network |
$99,967 |
|
SC |
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources |
Continuation of South Carolina's Marine Mammal Strandings Network |
$86,690 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Improved data collection from living and dead marine mammal strandings |
$99,319 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Improved Recovery and Treatment of Live Stranded Animals--Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release |
$99,648 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Supporting the response to dead marine mammal strandings in Virginia |
$100,000 |
|
WA |
The Whale Museum |
Stranding response and post-mortem evaluation of stranded marine mammals in San Juan County, Washington |
$95,178 |
|
WA |
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Investigations of marine mammals health parameters and causes of mortality in marine mammals from Washington waters |
$72,256 |
2002 Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
|
AK |
Aleut Community of St Paul Island |
Assessment of northern fur seal entanglement in marine debris on the Pribilof Islands |
$95,945 |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Improved rehabilitation techniques through monitoring of nutrition and growth rates in free-ranging and rehabilitated harbor seal pups |
$100,000 |
|
AK |
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Alaska Sealife Center Rescue and Rehabilitation Program |
$99,993 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Anchorage |
Cellular and subcellular structure of the adrenal medulla of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) in relation to physiological stress. |
$33,591 |
|
AK |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Marine mammal tissue and specimen archives - University of Alaska Museum |
$100,000 |
|
AL |
Spring Hill College |
Enhancement of Data Collection |
$45,785 |
|
CA |
California Department of Fish and Game (Santa Cruz) |
Marine mammal pathology service for the central California coast |
$99,998 |
|
CA |
Marine Animal Rescue Rehabilitation and Release |
Diagnostic and Surgery Center (at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur) |
$70,000 |
|
CA |
Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Obtain operating funds to improve rehabilitation facility and provide more advanced and comprehensive diagnostic abilities. |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
Gray whale and other large whale stranding investigations: A collaboration of marine mammal stranding participants in central California |
$95,680 |
|
CA |
San Jose State University Foundation |
Movements, Dive Behavior and Survival of Post Release CA Sea Lions after Rehabilitation for Domoic Acid Toxicity |
$95,019 |
|
CA |
SeaWorld, San Diego |
Improved care and monitoring of beached marine mammals in Southern California |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Development of a biomonitoring program to detect novel diseases and changes in the prevalence of known diseases in pinnipeds stranded along the central California coast |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Marine Mammal Center |
Advancement of clinical care of stranded marine mammals at the Marine Mammal Center |
$100,000 |
|
CA |
The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
UCSC Long Marine Lab Stranding Network upgrade of Information Management Systems and capabilities to improve or allow access to the National Database. |
$2,500 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Marine mammal stranding program support for Mystic Aquarium |
$100,000 |
|
CT |
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Prognostic indicators for rehabilitation and survival of stranded harp and hooded seals |
$99,924 |
|
DE |
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation |
Renovation of a Seal Holding Facility |
$27,000 |
|
FL |
Clearwater Marine Aquarium |
Transportation, rehabilitation facilities, and technology for marine mammal stranding events |
$94,175 |
|
FL |
Dynamac Corporation |
Marine mammal rescue and stranding program on Florida's space coast |
$14,971 |
|
FL |
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Development of standardized protocols for stranding networks in Florida |
$96,498 |
|
FL |
Florida Keys Marine Mammal Rescue Team |
South Florida cetacean rescue triage and necropsy facility and response enhancement project |
$57,430 |
|
FL |
Gulf World, Inc. |
To upgrade the quality of Gulf World Marine Park's existing stranding facility, improve response time and capabilities. |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution |
Marine Mammal Necropsy Facility Enhancement |
$69,811 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Comprehensive stranding enhancement along the central east coast of Florida |
$76,339 |
|
FL |
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Life history and stranding patterns of pygmy and dwarf sperm whales (genus Kogia) as critical tools in interpreting health assessment trends in wild populations |
$98,240 |
|
FL |
Marine Animal Rescue Society (MARS) |
Upgrade MARS from a Short-Term Critical Care Facility to a Long-Term Rehabilitation Center |
$99,579 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Mortality Patterns of Cetaceans Stranded on the Central West Coast of Florida |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
Facility, staff, and equipment upgrades for the dolphin and whale hospital |
$100,000 |
|
FL |
Sea World Florida, Inc. |
Enhancement of live stranding response capabilities and necropsy of code 2 animals in Northeast and east-central Florida: Sea World Florida equipment upgrades |
$98,946 |
|
FL |
University of Florida |
Marine Mammal Microbiology Diagnostic and Support Laboratory |
$100,000 |
|
GA |
Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Implement Marine Mammal Stranding Network in Georgia |
$43,000 |
|
HI |
Hawaiian Islands Stranding Response Group |
Cooperative partnerships in Hawaii which upgrade the capacity of the region's stranding network, detect and determine the cause of marine mammal morbidity/mortalities |
$99,830 |
|
HI |
Robert C. Braun, D.V.M. |
Incidence of disease and health evaluation of Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) in the Main Hawaiian Islands |
$99,650 |
|
MA |
Cape Cod Stranding Network, Inc. |
Health assessment of stranded marine mammals: Interpretation and field applications of blood and tissue analyses |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
Cape Cod Stranding Network, Inc. |
Enhanced mass stranding response on Cape Cod: Success through preparation, protocols, and cooperation |
$100,000 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
An Analysis of the Spatial Patterns and Genetic Characteristics of the Harp and Hooded Seals Along the United States Eastern Coast |
$99,996 |
|
MA |
New England Aquarium Corporation |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response, Rescue and Rehabilitation at the New England Aquarium in Support of the National Marine Fisheries Service under the Marine Protection Act |
$98,671 |
|
MA |
The Whale Center of New England |
A Program to Respond to Stranded Marine Mammals in Northeastern Massachusetts-Evaluation, Rescue, Data Collection, and Public Education |
$90,262 |
|
MA |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
Necropsy enhancement for stranded marine mammals on Cape Cod |
$93,897 |
|
MD |
Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Maryland |
$47,002 |
|
MD |
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
Stranded Marine Animal Education and Outreach for professionals and the Public Marine Animal Rescue Program of the National Aquarium in Baltimore |
$98,425 |
|
MD |
National Aquarium in Baltimore |
Enhanced Operations: Hospital pool restoration and satellite tags. Marine animal rescue program of the National Aquarium in Baltimore |
$99,850 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Enhancement of the marine mammal stranding response and rescue program for the Maine coastal region, Rockland (ME) east, by the creation of a new personnel position, network expansion, equipment upgrades, and acquisitions, and facility improvements |
$72,750 |
|
ME |
College of the Atlantic |
Use of stable isotope analysis to determine individual population and ecosystem health of Gulf of Maine Balaenopterids |
$63,850 |
|
ME |
Marine Animal Lifeline |
Enhancing seal rehabilitation care through improved isolation and the implementation of dedicated areas for veterinary treatments and necropsy |
$87,015 |
|
ME |
Marine Animal Lifeline |
Development and use of a Geographic Information System for analysis of harp, hooded, and harbor seal sightings/stranding locations: Adding a spatial dimension to strandings |
$30,400 |
|
MS |
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Inc. |
Enhancement and Refurbishment of a Pre-Existing Stranding Facility and Development of First Response Capability Including Equipment and Training for Marine Mammal Live Response |
$100,000 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhanced evaluation of human interaction with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Carolina and Virginia |
$74,240 |
|
NC |
University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Enhance tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in NC |
$100,000 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
Operational expenses to support and enhance marine mammal and sea turtle rehabilitation |
$100,000 |
|
NJ |
Marine Mammal Stranding Center |
To provide safe water and land transport of marine mammals |
$71,250 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Characterization of ice seal movements and evaluation of existing treatment protocols employed in the rehabilitation and field assessment through the uses of satellite telemetry and video documentation of stranded pinnipeds |
$59,181 |
|
NY |
Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation |
Request for operational support to upgrade facilities for the New York State Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding Program |
$81,190 |
|
OK |
Oklahoma State University |
A comprehensive two-year study of the viral, bacterial, mycologic, and toxicologic conditions associated with marine mammal strandings in the Gulf Coast of the US |
$100,000 |
|
OR |
Oregon State University |
Enhancing the capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$100,000 |
|
PA |
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania |
Toxicological and Pathoanatomic Stranding response and post-mortem evaluation of stranded marine mammals in San Juan County Washington |
$75,206 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Improved data collection from living and dead marine mammal strandings |
$99,904 |
|
TX |
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Improved recovery and rehabilitation of stranded marine mammals |
$99,936 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Improving Triage and Treatment of Live Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia |
$82,950 |
|
VA |
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Improving response to and assessments of dead marine mammal stranding in Virginia |
$99,000 |
|
WA |
Cascadia Research Collective |
Trends, spatial distribution, health effects of contaminants in Washington harbor seals from stranded animals |
$98,448 |
|
WA |
Cascadia Research Collective |
Strandings of large whales in Washington state and examination of contaminant accumulation |
$71,535 |
|
WA |
The Whale Museum |
Stranding response and post-mortem evaluation of stranded marine mammals in San Juan County Washington |
$89,123 |
|
WA |
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
Enhancement and Support of Marine Mammal Treatment Facility |
$75,053 |
|
WA |
Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
Upgrade of Life Support System for Marine Mammal Holding Pools |
$99,400 |