o Approve fiinding and faculty appointments 



nissemin atiion of Results 



A quarterly newsletter which provides stranding sumnaries, 

 information on analyses underway or planned, and any noteworthy 

 events or tips, will be distributed to each Network participant. 

 The newsletter will be produced by the SEFC and the Network 

 coordinator. Although this is a minor activity in terms of funding, 

 it is critical for maintaining communication and cooperation 

 between the SEFC and the Network participants. The primary purpose 

 of this activity is to let the Network participants know that their 

 efforts made to provide the SEFC with information and specimens are 

 worthwhile. 



A biennial Stranding Network meeting should be held, sponsored 

 by the SEFC and the Network coordinator. The meeting will provide 

 a forum for reviewing the Network activities, providing training in 

 necropsy and specimen collection, reporting related resezurch 

 findings, emd for estedslishing and maintaining contacts between the 

 Network participants and the SEFC. 



Actions Required 



• Regional and Science Directors 



o Approval for Newslsttar and Meeting 



Estimated Personnel Costs 



The proposed activities will require varying amounts of staff 

 time from each SEFC area representative. Initially, each area 

 representative will spend a significant (probably 20 hrs or more 

 per week for two to four weeks) amount of time identifying and 

 contacting area participants nnd clinical necropsy facilities and 

 personnel. Subsequently, less time, probably one to five hours per 

 week, will be required for reporting, delivering or transferring 

 specimens, emd maintaining contacts. Some area representatives may 

 also participate in recovering stranded animals. The Miami 

 Laboratory area representative will be responsible for development 

 and implementation of the computer bulletin board system. This will 

 take about one person-month. Approximately one-half of the Mieuni 

 Laboratory area representative's time will be spent on reviewing 

 and analyzing reports, distributing specimens, reviewing results, 

 maintaining and developing contacts, and preparing stranding 

 program reports. 



The following draft proposal outline provides more information 

 on specific responsibilities and a tentative implementation 

 schedule. 



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