(Note: see about 3/4 down on the page opened by the link below. The full text was on page 7 of the partial .pdf or page 59 of entire document referenced in the final budget, however the link is no longer active)

Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 12:48:44 -0400
From: "Constituent Releases"
Subject: PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SLATES $20 MILLION FOR NEW ENGLAND
Constituent Contact: Robert Hansen, (202) 482-4594, Robert.C.Hansen@noaa.gov

PRESIDENT'S BUDGET SLATES $20 MILLION FOR NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES PROJECTS

President Bush's budget for the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration targets over $20 million for fisheries research
and management projects in New England.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans said, "New England's fisheries
are a precious natural and economic resource. These funding requests
represent the Bush Administration's commitment to providing the necessary
upgrades in infrastructure, research and science programs to ensure that
they are well-managed for today and for the future." A sample of these
critical budget initiatives and programs are:

$10 million for Northeast cooperative research, which continues NOAA's
National Marine Fisheries Service partnership with fishermen, so that
research utilizes the expertise and insights of people who have been close
to the environment. This request includes $5.0 million for NMFS Northeast
cooperative research and $5 million for Northeast Consortium cooperative
research.

$4 million for repairs and extension of the NOAA ship ALBATROSS IV's useful
life until a new fisheries vessel can be constructed and calibrated. The
ALBATROSS IV conducts fishery and living marine resource research in
support of the NMFS at Woods Hole Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass.

$6.3 million to conserve and restore healthy populations of Atlantic salmon
in the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment and their habitats. NOAA
will use this increase to expand monitoring of Atlantic salmon population
dynamics, expand habitat assessment and conservation, and enhance
scientific knowledge related to human management and development activities
that are affecting species survival.

The President's FY 2002 budget request for NOAA is available on the
Internet at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/budget_html/BSF2001.htm.

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