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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

Project Partners

NOAA

Affiliated Institutions

None

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