Environmental assessment : issuance of a protected species conservation and recovery grant to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (Award File 4720034) to conduct research on Gulf sturgeon in the Pascagoula River estuary, Mississippi

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• Alternative Title:
  Issuance of a protected species conservation and recovery grant to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (Award File 4720034) to conduct research on Gulf sturgeon in the Pascagoula River estuary, Mississippi ; Award File 4720034
• Personal Author:
  Lecky, James H.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Office of Protected Resources, ; Mississippi, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
• Description:
  "The National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources (NMFS PR) proposes to provide financial assistance in the form of a grant to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) (Matt Roberts, P.I.). This award would be issued through the Protected Species Conservation and Recovery Grant Program (CFDA no. 11.472, Unallied Science Programs) authorized under section 6 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 as amended (16 U.S.C. 1535). The federal government would provide 75 percent of the cost of the project, and the state would provide the remaining 25 percent. This financial assistance award is planned to extend for three years (three annual payments) and is subject to semi-annual review by NMFS. The grant would support conservation activities for the threatened Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)"--Page 2.
• Keywords:
  Endangered Species Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Policy Government Policy Law And Legislation Marine Resources Conservation Overfishing Research Sturgeon Fisheries Sturgeons Sustainable Fisheries Endangered Species Environmental Impact Analysis Fishery Policy Government Policy Law And Legislation Marine Resources Conservation Sturgeon Fisheries Sustainable Fisheries

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• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; Mississippi ; Gulf Coast (Miss.) ; Pascagoula River
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1747d8b7f7e88bb661b7cb043c7d1c3cd4a61bfd5455dee4a67f3f2728779e1c5b2b929df8bac866bfa4a69e83ed504cfb8a743262ad568977c96337f52110e8
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17866/noaa_17866_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 468.32 KB ]