Earmark - Highly Migratory Shark Fishery Research Program (Mote)

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

Highly Migratory Shark Fishery Research Program (Mote)

1 recipient will receive $1,971,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: This earmark funds research projects based in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific, on shark life history, population dynamics, and other aspects of shark biology related to fisheries management.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Mote Marine Laboratory (O79194080)	$1,971		Non-Profit	1600 Ken Thompson Pky Sarasota, FL
Comment: Starting In 2002, Congress provided funding to implement the National Shark Research Consortium (NSRC), a coalition of four major shark research organizations working in cooperation with NMFS. The NSRC includes the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VA), Mote Marine Laboratory (FL), the Florida Museum of Natural History (FL), and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (CA).

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