Earmark - Anadromous Fish Commission

Agency:		Department of Commerce
Bureau:		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Account:		Operations, research, and facilities (13-1450)
Certifying Official:		Budget Officer
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOC.GOV 202-482-4883

Anadromous Fish Commission - North Pacific

1 recipient will receive $739,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Provides funds to the Univ. of Washington's High Seas Salmon Research Program to conduct research on issues related to Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the North Pacific Ocean and to participate in the deliberations of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Univ. of Washington (605799469)	$739		Public Educational Institution	Box 355020 Seattle, WA
Comment: The NPAFC (established by a 1993 treaty signed by Canada, Japan, Russia, and the United States in 1992) calls for extensive cooperation among member-nations in conducting scientific research for the purpose of conservation of salmon and identifies impacts on salmon of changes in the productivity of the North Pacific Ocean as a critical issue.

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