Assessment of movement patterns and critical habitat for coastal and continental shelf small cetaceans in the Gulf of Mexico using newly developed remote satellite tagging techniques
Implementing Organization
National Marine Mammal Foundation
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$407,128
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 4: NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Monitoring and Observations
Targeted Resources
Marine Mammals
Project Description
In order to conserve and restore small cetacean populations, including dolphins, it is important to know how different species are moving between habitats. It can be difficult to gather this information, but one way is by attaching a tag to the animal th
Contact
Brian BalmerNone
brian.balmer@nmmpfoundation.org
Project Website
Project Partners
NOAA
Affiliated Institutions
None