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Fishing and related
Grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
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Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet USA |
25-Feb-11 |
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| 2010 |
Canadian
Parks and Wilderness Society of British Columbia |
$419,978 |
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Supports developing
technical analyses in support of Marine Spatial Planning and the Pacific
North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) Initiative. |
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| 2007 |
Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association |
$912,953 |
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Support implementation
of DAPs in New England through promoting regulatory reform and leading the
region in sector governance and monitoring. |
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| 2010 |
Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association |
$538,821 |
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To provide expertise and
support to ensure appropriate and durable implementation of sectors for
groundfish, expansion of catch shares into other bottom-dwelling fisheries,
and regulations and design elements for sectors that address sustainable
fishing communities. |
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| 2005 |
Cape
Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association |
$491,744 |
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To align economic
incentives with conservation in the Georges Bank Fixed Gear Sector for
gillnet fishermen and to implement a video-based electronic monitoring system
for bycatch and catch of groundfish and other species. Outcomes for this
grant include verification of video-based electronic monitoring for hook
& line gear, analysis of video-based electronic monitoring for gillnet
and small-mesh gear, and implementation and increased stakeholder awareness
of Georges Bank dedicated access privilege (DAP) programs. |
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| 2010 |
Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative |
$2,257,226 |
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Supports enhancing and
integrating community-level marine spatial plans in support of achieving a
good Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) marine spatial
plan. This grant also supports the grantee’s transition to organizational and
financial durability and their continued help in implementing the Great Bear
Rainforest agreements. |
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| 2008 |
Communications Partnership for Science and the Sea |
$710,262 |
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Connect regional
scientists, journalists, decisionmakers, and their key constituents to one
another and to ensure that the critical science needed for effective
Area-Based Management is understood, valued, and applied in Massachusetts and
New England. This purpose will be achieved through the activities of the
Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS). |
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| 2009 |
David Suzuki Foundation |
$130,334 |
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Support of the David
Suzuki Foundation’s efforts to maintain a targeted constituency in British
Columbia that is supportive of a marine spatial planning process in the
Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area that includes a spatial
management plan and network of marine protected areas. |
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| 2005 |
Duke University |
$3,066,000 |
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Develop a global
perspective on the incidental catch of seabirds, sea turtles, and marine
mammals. In collaboration with in-country scientists, national fisheries
management authorities, and regional fisheries management organizations, Duke
researchers will synthesize and analyze bycatch data for US and international
fisheries. Outcomes for this grant include improvement of fishing and bycatch
databases and analysis of world bycatch rates. |
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| 2005 |
Environmental Defense Fund |
$1,080,249 |
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To assess dedicated
access privilege (DAP) programs to create a credible view of the strengths,
weaknesses, and practical applicability of these approaches. DAPs give
individual fishermen, communities, or cooperatives a secure share of a
scientifically determined sustainable level of catch, with a goal of
achieving economic and ecosystem benefits. Outcomes for this grant
include assessment of results of existing DAP programs in North America,
analysis of business aspects from other public trust resource usage
situations, and evaluation of criteria for the application of DAP programs. |
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| 2006 |
Environmental Defense Fund |
$904,661 |
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Supports
Environmental Defense to work with the Pacific Fishery Management Council and
other stakeholders to transition the management of the Pacific Groundfish
trawl fishery to an Individual Quota system. A key outcome is that the
Pacific Groundfish Trawl Individual Quota program serves as a model dedicated
access privilege (DAP) program meeting ecological, economic, and social
standards. |
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| 2007 |
Environmental Defense Fund |
$1,000,000 |
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Support Environmental
Defense and its partners in creating the California Fisheries Fund (CFF). The
CFF will provide fishers with sustainable access to capital for the research,
business planning, and implementation of new fisheries management programs to
improve the conservation and financial performance of California fisheries. |
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| 2006 |
Environmental Defense Fund |
$156,110 |
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Disseminate the results
of a DAP analysis that examined successes and shortcomings of DAP programs in
North America and made recommendations to address ecological, economic, and
social objectives in implementation. A key outcome of the grant is that stakeholders
in New England and on the West Coast have a heightened sophistication and
understanding of DAP programs. |
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| 2007 |
Environmental Defense Fund |
$1,980,192 |
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This grant supports
implementation of Dedicated Access Privileges (DAPs, also known as
"catch shares") in the entire groundfish fishery and in the
offshore sea scallop fishery, and evaluates feasibility of implementation in
a nearshore locally-managed bay scallop fishery. Through implementation in
the carefully chosen portfolio of fisheries, targeted political advocacy
work, and scientific knowledge around DAP performance and biological
assessments, Environmental Defense will help to make DAPs the default
management mechanism for New England fisheries. |
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| 2008 |
Environmental Defense Fund |
$1,891,251 |
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Builds on previous work
to establish an individual fishing quota (IFQ) management system in the trawl
sector of the Pacific groundfish fishery. In the renewal grant, EDF will work
to ensure that the rules and implementing measures of the trawl sector are
finalized as a model of sustainable fisheries management and will work to
initiate a formal Pacific Fishery Management Council process to extend quota
share management to other sectors in the Pacific groundfish fishery. |
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| 2010 |
Environmental Defense Fund |
$2,091,793 |
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This grant to
Environmental Defense Fund supports creating a durable and efficient Pacific
groundfish trawl catch share program. Funding will be used to refine and
improve fishing regulations to increase flexibility and reduce costs, and
used to work with fishermen directly to improve their performance under the
catch share. |
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| 2007 |
Gulf of Maine Research Institute |
$1,065,058 |
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Support a Sector
Extension Program at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, to provide
technical and scientific expertise to fishing sectors (a form of Dedicated
Access Privilege) in the New England region. |
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| 2010 |
Gulf of Maine Research Institute |
$1,567,880 |
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Support work to improve
the sector management system for New England’s groundfish industry, provide
convening and technical assistance to the monkfish fishery as it develops a
new catch share system, assist groundfish sectors to adopt cleaner fishing
technology, and provide region-wide outreach and education to the region’s
fishing industry, fisheries management agencies, and policy makers. |
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| 2006 |
Gulf of Marine Research Institute |
$467,000 |
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Build communication
within the New England commercial fishing community and build support for new
forms of management, including DAPs. As a result of this grant, collaboration
is strengthened and a common understanding of alternative management
approaches is shared among members of the commercial fishing community who
participate in FishTank, and sustainable and viable groundfish management
options are brought before the New England Fishery Management Council
(NEFMC). |
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| 2007 |
Island Institute |
$396,328 |
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Support a change in
fisheries regulations in New England that enables area and community-based
management that rebuilds and sustains fish stocks. This grant will focus on
gaining approval by the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) of an
alternative to amend the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. |
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| 2005 |
Island Press |
$125,000 |
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To create a book
designed to advance a new approach to marine science, policy, and management.
Outcomes for this grant include publication and dissemination of “Marine
Conservation Biology: the science of maintaining the sea's biodiversity.” |
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| 2008 |
Living Oceans Society |
$239,835 |
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Supports the Living
Oceans Society to partner with a team of scientists to conduct a series of
research dives to further describe the functional role of British Columbia’s
deep sea corals within the coastal-marine ecosystem. The grant will
facilitate science-based interim protection efforts for deep sea corals and
unite fisheries management and Area-Based Management (ABM) in the Pacific
North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) process. |
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| 2010 |
Living Oceans Society |
$282,626 |
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Supports developing
technical analyses in support of Marine Spatial Planning and the Pacific
North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) Initiative |
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| 2006 |
Marine Conservation Biology Institute |
$469,574 |
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To integrate data on
bycatch and habitat damage for all major commercial fishing gears. The output
of this grant includes a stakeholder-driven analysis of the ecological
impacts of fishing gear in British Columbia and Atlantic Canada with
recommendations to reform fisheries management. |
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| 2007 |
Meridian Institute |
$160,504 |
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To coordinate the
strategies of grantees working on reforming fisheries management in New
England, and to engage Joint Ocean Commission staff with key individuals at
the federal level to increase political and financial support for the
reforms. |
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| 2006 |
Meridian Institute |
$210,045 |
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Foster a supportive and
informed consitutency for Area-Based Management in the US. The key outcome of
this grant is an ocean management constituency of key policymakers and
managers at the national level, as well as Massachusetts, that understands
and calls for the implementation of comprehensive Area-Based Management in US
waters. |
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| 2010 |
Nanwakolas Council |
$1,154,019 |
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Supports their
leadership within the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA)
Initiative. The grant also supports the development and integration of
smaller-scale community and regional-level Marine Spatial Plans, which will
in turn help achieve a good PNCIMA Marine Spatial Plan. |
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| 2005 |
National Academy of Sciences |
$250,000 |
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Survey aimed at
identifying barriers to the effective management of coastal and marine
resources, particularly in the developing world. The Academy's Ocean Studies
Board will review past and current efforts to develop and implement marine
conservation policies in developing nations. The survey will lead to
recommendations on ways in which the United States, working in partnership
with others, can help strengthen the marine protection and management
capacity of these nations. Outcomes for this grant include recommendations
for strengthening international marine protection and management capacity. |
| 2010 |
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
$1,145,000 |
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Support the transition
of U.S. fisheries to catch share programs by encouraging fishermen to pursue
innovative management strategies through a competitive grant award process. |
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| 2007 |
Natural Resources Defense Council |
$314,900 |
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To encourage a new
generation of bycatch minimization measures within the Pacific groundfish
fishery. NRDC will provide information and technical analyses to facilitate
Pacific Fishery Management Council decision-making to ensure the trawl
groundfish DAP contains key conservation design elements. NRDC will also
advocate for sound rebuilding plans for overfished species and strong bycatch
mitigation measures. |
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| 2007 |
NOAA National MPA Center |
$555,333 |
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Supports the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Protected Area Center
(MPA Center) to create the California Human Uses Atlas. The Atlas will
provide GIS data layers, displayed as maps, of the full suite of human uses
of state and federal waters off California through a rapid and repeatable
process to inform comprehensive area-based management. |
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| 2006 |
NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center |
$664,342 |
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To develop Atlantis
ecosystem integrated models that allow policy makers, stakeholders, and
scientists to evaluate the effects of management efforts on ecosystem
services. A key output of the grant will be Atlantic ecosystem models of the
U.S. West Coast. |
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| 2006 |
Ocean Conservancy |
$252,096 |
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Independent evaluation
of The Ocean Conservancy’s Overfishing Scorecard and a research project to
assess the current state of understanding of Area-Based Management by key
stakeholders and decision-makers in the US. Key outputs of the grant include
recommendations for improvement of the Overfishing Scorecard and market
research and analysis to guide education, outreach, and communication
strategies in support of Area-Based Management. |
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| 2006 |
Ocean Conservancy |
$517,756 |
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To survey public
understanding of ocean threats, and to engage, educate, and broaden a
constituency in Massachusetts that is supportive of comprehensive Area-Based
Management. A key outcome is that targeted constituencies in the state of
Massachusetts are supportive of comprehensive area-based management for state
waters. |
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| 2005 |
Oregon State University |
$13,543,700 |
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Supports the Partnership
for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO), a research
consortium involving marine scientists from four universities. Through this
large-scale marine program, PISCO researchers are working to understand the
dynamics of the ocean ecosystems along more than 1,200 miles of the US West
Coast. Outcomes for this grant include identification, and increased
understanding of, West Coast ecological patterns; increased use of science in
marine policy, management, and stewardship decisions; improved accessibility
of marine ecosystem data; and increased PISCO institutional capacity. |
| 2006 |
Pacific Marine Conservation Council |
$247,024 |
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To work with scientists,
managers, and local fishermen to develop a management system including an
area-based allocation for the Orford Reef in Oregon’s Nearshore Fisheries
Management Plan. A key outcome of the grant is an area-based allocation for
blue and black rockfish in the Port Orford Community Stewardship Area. |
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| 2010 |
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission |
$247,769 |
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Supports developing a
structure and process for regional Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning,
consistent with the requirements of the National Ocean Policy. Funding will
be used to assess capacity and needs for planning, develop an appropriate
regional planning structure, and create a collaborative planning process for
the region. |
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| 2007 |
Penobscot East Resource Center |
$563,000 |
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To
promote implementation of an area-based groundfish management system that
serves as a model for governance and sustainable fisheries in New England.
The outcome of this grant is adoption of a plan by the New England Fishery
Management Council for implementation of an area-based pilot project in the
Downeast area of the Gulf of Maine. |
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| 2005 |
Resources Legacy Fund |
$674,450 |
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Supports the
Massachusetts Ocean Partnership Fund. The Resources Legacy Fund is creating a
five-year strategic plan poised to advance efforts to develop and implement
comprehensive multi-use management in Massachusetts. Outcomes for this grant
include formation of the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership Fund
(MOPF) and five-year strategy, and development of a science plan to
support comprehensive management. |
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| 2006 |
Resources Legacy Fund |
$121,514 |
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Supports a small working
group of lawyers to perform a legal, regulatory, and institutional gap
analysis to understand the existing framework for Area-Based Management in
the state waters of California. The outputs include a findings and
recommendations document to be used to advance area-based management in
California. |
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| 2008 |
Resources Legacy Fund |
$953,224 |
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Builds off the recently
published law review article that contains an analysis of existing gaps in
California’s legal and regulatory marine management system and promotes
adoption of Area-Based Management (ABM) to protect California’s marine
ecosystems (#1188). With this subsequent grant, RLF will partner with the
Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University to conduct a deeper
evaluation of the scientific and institutional framework necessary for ABM in
California state waters and communicate the benefits and opportunities for
better stewardship through ABM to key opinion leaders in California. |
| 2005 |
Resources Legacy Fund Foundation |
$3,220,574 |
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To implement
California's Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA). The statewide network, as
authorized in the 1999 Marine Life Protection Act, is designed to protect key
segments of California's coastal ocean ecosystem through an expanded system
of Marine Protected Areas. This grant provides an opportunity to implement
the MLPA (as part of a newly designed, public-private partnership) and
safeguard key hotspots off the California coast. Outcomes for this grant
include creation and implementation of a master plan for Marine Protected
Areas in California. |
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| 2008 |
Resources Legacy Fund Foundation |
$7,066,142 |
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Supports the continued
implementation of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) in the North-Central,
South, and North Coast regions of California. The grant also supports the
work of non-governmental organizations, including the MPA Monitoring
Enterprise, to strengthen the management, design and implementation of the
emerging network of marine protected areas. |
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| 2007 |
Resources Legacy
Fund Foundation |
$2,800,000 |
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Support the continuation
of a successful public-private partnership with the State of California to
implement the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) in the North-Central Coast
region of the state. The grant also supports the work of non-governmental
organizations in three regions along California’s coast in order to
strengthen the design, management, and implementation of this emerging
network of marine protected areas. |
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| 2007 |
Sage Center |
$889,946 |
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Manage and administer
the British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA) to synthesize
available ecological, biological, oceanographic, and human use spatial data
in British Columbia. The BCMCA will engage multi-sector experts to collect
the data and ensure an iterative Marxan spatial analysis, biophysical and
human use digital atlas, and associated data repository is available to
support Area-Based Management (ABM) in the Pacific North Coast Integrated
Management Area (PNCIMA) and other resource management processes. |
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| 2005 |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
$1,408,850 |
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The purchase of
instruments and equipment for research and monitoring of the U.S. West Coast
ecosystem off Southern California. The research conducted by Scripps will
lead to a better understanding of the hydrographic structure and variability
of the system and the dynamics of plankton communities there. Outcomes for
this grant include deployment of four Spray gliders, Moving Vessel Profiler,
and SeaSoar (autonomous devices for measuring and recording oceanographic
data) in California waters. |
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| 2005 |
Seaweb |
$350,022 |
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To catalyze and advance
marine reserve science and Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) in New
England while addressing societal and policy-maker needs. The grant also
ensures scientific findings are accessible, relevant, and
communication-ready. Outcomes for this grant include the connection
of EBM science to New England stakeholders, media, and
policymakers. |
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| 2008 |
Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment |
$1,967,175 |
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Support the development
and application of a suite of ecosystem service models, using the InVest
modeling framework being developed as part of the Natural Capital project, to
inform Area-Based Management (ABM) decision-making in temperate marine
ecosystems. The models will be developed and tested in one of the Marine
Conservation Initiative's focal geographies. |
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| 2008 |
T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation |
$292,193 |
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Supports the T. Buck
Suzuki Environmental Foundation to engage commercial fishing organizations,
other commercial boat operators, and individual commercial fishing industry
workers to develop a unified vision in support of the conservation goals of
the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) Area-Based
Management (ABM) process, a means to ensure resilient and productive marine
ecosystems with sustainable fisheries and healthy coastal communities. |
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| 2009 |
The Nature Conservancy |
$249,705 |
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Support a partnership
with New England fisheries sectors to pilot permit banks, providing a model
for achieving conservation goals that align with community objectives for
maximum durability. |
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| 2010 |
The Nature Conservancy |
$500,000 |
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Support of the design
and implementation of transferable tools, including collective fishing
arrangements and electronic monitoring, to ensure the durability of the
Pacific groundfish trawl catch share program. Funding will be used to enact
necessary policies and advance practical, on-the-water demonstrations that
align community objectives with conservation goals within the Pacific
groundfish fishery. |
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| 2010 |
The Nature Conservancy |
$698,996 |
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Help position the region
as a federal Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) pilot, and to support the
development of a "good" MSP framework and process for New England
by directly supporting the regional planning body and process, bringing a
range of tools and data to managers and planners, and connecting state MSP
processes to the regional scale to ensure compatibility and learning. |
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The Nature Conservancy |
$249,705 |
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This grant to The Nature
Conservancy will support a partnership with New England fisheries sectors to
pilot permit banks, providing a model for achieving conservation goals that
align with community objectives for maximum durability. |
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The Nature Conservancy |
$1,025,035 |
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This grant supports The
Nature Conservancy's partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish &
Game. The two organizations are sharing resources to expand and enhance
Alaska's framework for salmon conservation. Outcomes for this grant include
completion of the Nushagak Watershed conservation strategy, expansion of
Alaska's Anadromous Waters Catalog to include endangered watersheds,
integration of ecosystem role of salmon into salmon management, and
establishment of state policy for natural-flow regimes for anadromous fish
bearing waters. |
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| 2008 |
Tides Canada Foundation |
$1,241,635 |
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Elevate and secure the
Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) Area-Based Management
process. Tides Canada will also facilitate marine conservation Environmental
Non-Governmental Organization (ENGO) coordination by partnering with the BC Marine
Planning Network, a consortium of five ENGOs, to implement their joint
strategic plan. |
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| 2009 |
Tides Canada Foundation |
$726,757 |
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Supports development of
a multi-sector Innovative Oceans Partnership in support of a marine spatial
planning process in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area. |
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| 2010 |
Tides Canada Foundation |
$8,281,994 |
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Support the Pacific
North Coast Integrated Management Area Initiative to produce an Integrated
Marine Management Plan. |
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| 2010 |
Tides Canada Foundation |
$880,933 |
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Supports an agile
mechanism for timely, small-scale investments in grassroots activities aimed
at securing resilient and productive marine ecosystems in British Columbia.
The intention is to capitalize on time-limited opportunities to advance
identified strategic outcomes of the Marine Conservation Initiative. |
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| 2009 |
Turning Point
Initiative |
$247,727 |
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Enables Coastal First
Nations to make measurable progress towards a sound marine spatial plan for
the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) through an
Innovative Oceans Partnership that reflects First Nations’ conservation and
management vision. The grant also supports efforts to incorporate First
Nations community-level marine spatial plans into the PNCIMA plan. |
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| 2007 |
Turning Point Initiative Society |
$3,562,658 |
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Enables First Nations to
define and advance the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area
(PNCIMA) Area-Based Management (ABM) process, building on the conservation
success realized through the Great Bear Rainforest land use planning process.
Over a three year period, First Nations will produce the necessary scientific
and technical analyses to construct science-based individual ABM plans. First
Nations will also convene communities and other stakeholders to advance ABM
in the PNCIMA. |
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| 2004 |
Duke University - Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions |
$3,066,000 |
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Duke University is using
this grant to develop a global perspective on the incidental catch of
seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals. In collaboration with in-country
scientists, national fisheries management authorities, and regional fisheries
management organizations, Duke researchers will synthesize and analyze
bycatch data for US and international fisheries. Outcomes for this grant
include improvement of fishing and bycatch databases and analysis of world
bycatch rates. |
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| 2010 |
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict |
$1,204,910 |
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Support the design and
potential pilot implementation of a bi-partisan, inclusive public engagement
process by the National Ocean Council in furtherance of the United States
National Ocean Policy. Funding will be used to produce best practice
recommendations for eliciting and incorporating input from the general public
and a broad spectrum of ocean users, including tribes. |
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| 2007 |
UNESCO |
$295,022 |
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To develop an
operational manual of principles and guidelines outlining the steps to
implement marine spatial management. |
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| 2009 |
UNESCO |
$111,620 |
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UNESCO’s Marine Spatial
Planning: A Step-by-Step Approach manual arrives at a time when Area-Based
Management efforts in British Columbia and Massachusetts have begun to bear
fruit. This grant allows the authors to work directly with practitioners in
those regions to apply best practices in designing and implementing
Area-Based Management. |
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| 2005 |
University of California - San Diego |
$1,762,420 |
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Development
of a next-generation Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) designed
to improve our understanding of the distribution patterns of marine
organisms. The system allows researchers to integrate and manage
oceanographic and biological data from various sources and spanning multiple
marine habitats. To ensure the widespread adoption and use of the system, the
project results will be shared through journals, publications, and
international forums. Outcomes for this grant include test of the
biogeographic databases federation and remote sensing of metabolism in lakes
worldwide. |
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| 2005 |
University of California - Santa Barbara |
$1,391,737 |
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Purchase
of instruments and equipment for coral reef research and monitoring in Moorea
(French Polynesia). The National Science Foundation recently designated
Moorea as a Long-Term Ecological Research site. Outcomes for this grant
include deployment of ecological research instrumentation on Moorea. |
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| 2006 |
University of California - Santa Barbara |
$190,616 |
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Produce a high
resolution, interactive map of human impacts on marine ecosystems in the U.S.
West Coast. The key output is a spatially-explicit human threat analysis
within the U.S. West Coast. |
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| 2008 |
University of
California, Santa Barbara |
$96,953 |
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Support to the National
Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California,
Santa Barbara to train a cohort of graduate students to evaluate the current
status and trends of marine fisheries and ecosystems in an effort to bridge a
growing intellectual divide among marine ecologists and fisheries biologists. |
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| 2006 |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
$195,019 |
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A conference to
synthesize existing interdisciplinary scientific knowledge and catalyze the
development of scientific initiatives needed to advance ecosystem-based
policy and management in the U.S. West Coast. A key result of this conference
will be increased communication and collaboration among scientists working on
the application of ecosystem-based management along the West Coast of the
United States. |
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| 2007 |
University of Massachusetts Boston |
$8,181,785 |
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Support the
Massachusetts Ocean Partnership, a broad-based coalition of stakeholders that
is working to ensure the creation of a sound Area-Based Management plan for
Massachusetts state waters. |
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| 2007 |
University of New Hampshire |
$221,318 |
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Analyze historical
baselines of productivity and distribution of key fish species and of
fisheries effort in the Gulf of Maine from the 1800s to the present, and to
use this information to impact targets for current fisheries rebuilding
efforts. |
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| 2006 |
University System of Maryland |
$618,013 |
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Analyze recreational
fishing mortality and assess alternative management approaches; demonstrate a
collaborative science-based approach to managing marine recreational
fisheries; and develop trust and a renewed positive working relationship
among recreational fishers and environmentalists. A key outcome of the grant
is the development and implementation of an alternative harvesting policy for
a sustainable recreational fishery. |
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| 2008 |
West
Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board |
$775,624 |
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Supports the West Coast
Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board to develop a regional Area-Based
Management (ABM) framework and to complete a pilot ABM plan in Clayoquot
Sound. By utilizing the Board’s diverse public and private representatives,
this grant will also facilitate communications mechanisms, technical tools,
and governance to engage key constituencies and serve as an ABM model for
British Columbia’s Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA). |
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| 2007 |
Wildlife Conservation Society |
$750,000 |
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To protect coral reef
ecosystems and adjacent watersheds in Fiji. This grant supports the creation
of scientifically-based marine managed area networks in Kubulau and Macuata
serving as models for ecosystem-based management in Fiji and the Western
Pacific. |
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| 2005 |
World Wildlife Fund |
$400,000 |
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2006 and 2007
International Smart Gear Competitions and post-competition activities to
catalyze new fishing gear technologies to reduce bycatch. Outcomes for this
grant include implementation of strategies for winning technologies. |
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| 2007 |
World Wildlife Fund Canada |
$2,105,625 |
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Enhances the
effectiveness of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations, industry
representatives, and other influential Canadians to promote Area-Based
Management (ABM) in areas like British Columbia’s Pacific North Coast
Integrated Management Area. Through direct engagement, the grant also
facilitates government commitment to policy, approaches (including ABM), and
platforms that secure resilient and productive marine ecosystems. |
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| 2010 |
Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition |
$275,000 |
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This grant to the Save
Our Wild Salmon Coalition supports their integration with the Pew Environment
Group. Funding will be used to support staff participation in the integration
efforts, and to sustain communications/outreach during the transition period. |
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| 2004 |
Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition |
$200,000 |
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The Save Our Wild Salmon
Coalition is using this grant to build a strong and diverse coalition
of support for salmon conservation by disseminating a compelling
vision for a sustainable regional economy, and conducting outreach to
regional labor unions, utilities, and inland Pacific Northwest communities. |
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| 2003 |
Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition |
$300,000 |
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The Save Our Wild Salmon
Coalition used this grant to support environmental conservation activities in
the lower Snake River through its Columbia and Snake Rivers Campaign, as an
iconic effort to influence lower 48 recovery. |
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| 2010 |
World Wildlife Fund
-Canada |
$711,279 |
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Supports developing
science and management tools and business and economic solutions to advance
Marine Spatial Planning in support of the Pacific North Coast Integrated
Management Area (PNCIMA) Initiative. |
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Total Moore Grants |
$102,332,539
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