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Marine Mammal Data Program
Information collected is used by the State
Discretionary funds may be announced in the Federal Register under competitive programs to undertake research in subjects which are relevant to the protection and conservation of marine mammals.
Nondiscretionary: Northwest - funds are provided annually to an interstate fishery commission to collect data on the expanding west coast pinniped population and its impact on fish populations.
- John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (Prescott Grant Program) for Fiscal Year 2018
- Alaska Native Organization Co-Management Funding Program
- Alaska Native Organization Co-Management Funding Program
- John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (Prescott Grant Program) for Fiscal Year 2017
- John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (Prescott Grant Program) for Fiscal Year 2017
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Telehone: (907) 586-7248 or aleria.jensen@noaa.gov.
Northeast Region: Dana Hartley, NMFS, 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298.
Telephone: (978) 281-9328 or dana.hartley@noaa.gov.
Northwest Region: Brent Norberg, NMFS, Brent Norberg, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115.
Telephone: (206) 526-6733 or brent.norberg@noaa.gov; Southeast Region: Laura Engelby, NMFS, 263 13th Ave.
South, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701.
Telephone: (727) 824-5312 or laura.engleby@noaa.gov; Southwest Region: Joe Cordaro, Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA: 90802-4213.
Telephone: (562) 980-4017 or joe.cordaro@noaa.gov.
Nondiscretionary: Alaska Regional Office: Barbara Fosburg, NOAA/NMFS, P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
Telephone: (907) 586-7273.
Northwest Regional Office: Joe Scordino, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Region, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115.
Telephone: (206) 526-6150, Fax: (206) 526-6426, E-mail: Joe.Scordino@noaa.gov.
Pacific Islands Area Office: Margaret Akamine, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI, 96814-4700.
Telephone: (808) 973-2935 or margaret.akamine@noaa.gov.
Headquarters Office: Budget Officer, Administrative and Budget Processes Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Telephone: (301) 713-2245.
Fax: (301) 713-2299.
Program Accomplishments
Programs support marine mammal research and management efforts relative to marine mammal health and strandings and fulfill commitments under Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Several programs contribute to the United States participation in the International Whaling Commission and the fulfillment of native subsistence co-management commitments under section 119 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Northwest: Information is provided to state and federal fishery managers to support regulatory decisions.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Nondiscretionary funds may be nondiscretionary and appropriated for a particular recipient for a particular purpose such as the Marine Mammal cooperative agreements in Alaska (16 U.S.C.
1388) or allocated to State agencies for collection of information on marine mammals that occur in State waters and interact with fisheries and other marine resources.
Discretionary funds announced in the Federal Register under competitive programs may restrict the use of funds or include additional program restrictions based on the appropriation language.