Earmark - Scallop Fishery Assessment (MFI)

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

Scallop Fishery Assessment (MFI)

1 recipient will receive $1,873,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Funds a grant to the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute to examine the population biology and dynamics of the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus, from Virgina to the Hague line.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (799477427)	$1,873		Public Educational Institution	706 South Rodney French Blvd New Bedford, MA
Comment: MFI administers and supports research projects involving faculty, professional researchers, technical staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students from five UMass campuses, multiple disciplines, and several of the state's coastal facilities.

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: H. Rep. 108-792

Location: Crustaceans and Mollusks: p 796

Method: FY 05 Conference Report, NOAA

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Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007