$2.3M To Help UH Protect Marine Environment
The University of Hawaii will receive $2,275,356 “to help conserve, protect, and monitor Hawaii’s marine environment,” says Hawaii’s congressional delegation.
Capitol Watch reports:
The funding comes through five grants administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The NOAA grants are:
• $478,055 — National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program and National Weather Service Tsunami Ready Program
• $445,000 — Western Pacific Fisheries Information Network
• $351,000 — Assessment and Management of Western Pacific Coral Reef Fishery Ecosystems and Habitat
• $346,548 — Profiling CTD Float Array Implementation and Ocean Climate Research
• $329,000 – Human Dimensions of Fishing and Marine Ecosystems in the Western Pacific
Photo courtesy Tim Pearce, Los Gatos.
