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Protected Species Cooperative Conservation: ESA Section 6 Grants Funded

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The following grants have been funded through the Protected Species Cooperative Conservation Grant Program.

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

2007
Protected Species Cooperative Conservation Grants Funded

NOTE: Beginning with the FY2006 cycle, grants could be issued as multi-year awards. Multi-year awards may extend up to a maximum of three years. The Federal funding amounts indicated in the tables below are for entire project periods.
Agency Project Title Federal Funding
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Electronic tagging supplies for maximizing data collection on smalltooth sawfish in Charlotte Harbor, Florida $36,380
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Cooperative Conservation of Hawaiian Monk Seals and Sea Turtles: Optimizing State Agency and Community Participation in Management, Monitoring, Outreach, and Recovery $152,840
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Massachusetts Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network $77,907
Maine Department of Marine Resources Investigation into the Distribution and Abundance of Shortnose Sturgeon in the Penobscot River, Maine $281,393
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation New York State Marine Endangered Species Coordination Program $211,120
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Elkhorn Coral Spatial Distribution and Long-term Monitoring of Population Dynamics in Puerto Rico $43,811

 

2006
Protected Species Cooperative Conservation Grants Funded

NOTE: Beginning with the FY2006 cycle, grants could be issued as multi-year awards. Multi-year awards may extend up to a maximum of three years. The Federal funding amounts indicated in the tables below are for entire project periods.
Agency Project Title Federal Funding
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Enhancement of Work to Identify Diseases of Sea Turtles in Florida
$15,754
Pelagic Neonate and Juvenile Sea Turtles in Gulf and Atlantic Surface Waters off Florida: Distributions, Densities, Threats, Habitat Descriptions, and Behavior
$104,600
Long-term Monitoring of Smalltooth Sawfish in Charlotte Harbor, Florida
$221,490
Technology for Enhancing Recovery: Evaluation of GPS-Linked Satellite Tags for Sea Turtles
$19,350
Long-Term Studies of Sea Turtles in Florida Bay
$70,059
In-water Studies of Marine Turtles in Florida
$32,075
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Population Dynamics, Essential Habitats, and Factors Affecting Abundance of Atlantic Sturgeon in the Altamaha River, Georgia
$386,400
Population Dynamics and Essential Habitats of Shortnose Sturgeon in the Ogeechee River, Georgia
$225,900
Analysis of Loggerhead Turtle Population Structure in the Southeastern U.S. Using Novel Microsatellite Markers and Mitochondrial DNA Sequences
$36,000
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Sea Turtle Tagging and Health Assessment Study in the Maryland Portion of the Chesapeake Bay
$43,773
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Massachusetts Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network
$25,030
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Investigations of Shortnose Sturgeon Early Life Stages in the Delaware River
$85,560
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Inter-basin transfer, migration, and habitat use by shortnose sturgeon in the lower Santee River and Winyah Bay System, South Carolina
$132,345

 


 

2005
Protected Species Cooperative Conservation Grants Funded
Agency Project Title Federal Funding
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Support and Enhancement of the Florida Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
$49,761
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Methods to Reduce Propeller Wounds in Sea Turtles
$25,500
Anadromous Fish Recovery in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Basin: Gulf Sturgeon and Alabama Shad
$95,644
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Distribution and Movement of Shortnose Sturgeon
$87,594
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Habitat Use of Hudson River Atlantic Sturgeon
$80,000
Marine Endangered Species Workshop
$25,982
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Habitat Use and Status Surveys of Marine Turtles in Puerto Rico
$85,015
Elkhorn Coral Population Dynamics in Puerto Rico
$60,000
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeon Age-Growth, Status, Diet, and Genetics
$171,073
Santee-Cooper Basin Shortnose Sturgeon Monitoring
$33,071
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Navigational Aids and Boater Outreach: Protection of Leatherbacks at Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge
$41,859

 


 

2004
Protected Species Cooperative Conservation Grants Funded
Agency Project Title Federal Funding
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Monitoring Smalltooth Sawfish in Charlotte Harbor
$55,364
Long-term Studies of Sea Turtles in Florida Bay
$31,227
Neonate Sea Turtles
$33,974
Educating the public about the smalltooth sawfish
$26,444
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Atlantic Sturgeon Population and Habitat in the Altamaha River
$96,716
Investigation of Loggerhead Turtle Habitat Use in Georgia
$63,750
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Distribution and Health of Shortnose Sturgeon
$124,875
Sea Turtle Tagging and Health Assessment
$38,560
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Workshop
$18,000
Status Determination Process for New Jersey's Marine Fishes
$4,875
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Marine Endangered Species Coordination Program
$60,000
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission North Carolina Sea Turtle Health Assessment
$64,663
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Habitat and Population Assessment of Marine Turtle Aggregations
$55,500
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Movement of dam-locked sturgeon in the Santee Cooper system
$44,192

 


 

2003
Protected Species Cooperative Conservation Grants Funded
Agency Project Title Federal Funding
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Developing Statewide In-water Research on Sea Turtles
$92,958
Monitoring Smalltooth Sawfish in Charlotte Harbor
$58,000
Reproductive Movements & Behaviors in Loggerhead Sea Turtles
$53,166
Threats to Neonate Sea Turtles in Atlantic Floridian Waters
$50,350
Long-term Studies of Sea Turtles in Florida Bay
$28,600
Sea Turtle Mortality Study
$10,000
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Population & Critical Habitats of Atlantic Sturgeons
$105,600
Investigations of Inter- and Post-nesting Habitat Use of Sea Turtles
$74,628
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Distribution, Movement & Health Assessment of Shortnose Sturgeon
$126,500
Sea Turtle Tagging & Health Assessment
$45,800
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Massachusetts Sea Turtle Stranding Network
$20,000
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Sea Turtle Health Assessment
$20,000
Sea Turtle Bycatch Monitoring Program
$10,000
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Status of Marine Turtle Aggregations
$88,150
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Shortnose & Atlantic Sturgeon Status, Diet, and Genetic Studies
$126,000
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Endangered Marine Species Research & Stranding Response
$20,000

 

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