Investing in Fisheries 



1992 Grants 



75 



American Fisheries Society, MD 



Fisheries Action Network - II 



Develop a broad-scale, regional and national 

 information network that will enable the 

 members of the American Fisheries Society to 

 apply their scientific expertise in reviewing 

 current fisheries issues and the impact of 

 proposed legislation. 



NFWF Grant of $40,000 matched by $80.(X)0 in 

 outside funds. 



Anglers United, AZ 



Hcwasu Fisheries Improvement 



Provide additional unden^'ater habitat by cre- 

 ating 46 reefs in Arizona's Lake Havasu. where 

 the entire lake bottom is nearly barren. 



NFWF Grant of $150,000 matched by $300,000 

 in outside funds. 



Billfish Foundation, FL 



Billfish Tag ami Release Program 



Create a video and PSAs on the catch, tag, and 

 release of billfish, and establish a lagging 

 program for billfish. 



NFWF Grant of $46,700 r 

 outside funds. 



ched by $93,-^00 i! 



BLM & USDA - Forest Service, DC 



Bring Back the Natives - 77 



Restore and protect the native flora and fauna 

 of 34 streams and rivers that occur in 15 Bureau 

 of land Management districts and 26 national 

 forests scattered throughout 13 states. 



Center for Marine Conservation, DC 



CITES and Pelagic Fish Species 



Prepare a briefing paper on how the Convention 

 on International Trade and Endangered Spe- 

 cies of WUd Fauna & Flora (CITES) applies to 

 pelagic (oceanic} fish species. 



NFWF Grant of $8,000 matched by $8,000 in 

 outside funds, 



Colorado Conservation Foundation, CO 



Colorado River Fish Policy - U 



Review and evaluate the efforts to protect the 

 Upper Colorado River's endangered fish in 

 Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. 



NFWF Grant of $10,000 matched by $20,000 in 

 outside funds 



Conservation Fluid, WV 



Vi'ilson Creek Assessment 



Undertake an assessment of Wilson Creek, as 

 it flows through Wilson Creek Battlefield, near 

 Springfield, Missouri, and develop a manage- 

 ment plan for this wetland. 



NFWF Grant of $4,750 matched by $4,750 in 

 outside funds. 



Conservation International, DC 



Gulf of California Fisheries 



Enable Mexican conservation organizations to 

 become in\'olved in local conservation efTorts. 



NFWF Grant of $15,000 matched by $15,000 in 

 outside funds. 



NFWF Grant of $400,000 matched by $400,000 Conservation Law Foundation, MA 



in outside funds. New England Groundjish Management 



Center for Coastal Studies, MA 



North Atlantic Humpback VC'hale Project 



Undertake a multi-nation research project on 

 the distribution and population densities of the 

 North Atlantic humpback whale in the West 

 Indies. 



NFWF Gram of $25,000 matched by $25,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Study the socio-economic impacts of restora- 

 tion measures for the New England groundfish 

 industry and implement the Fisheries Man- 

 agement Plan. 



NFWF Grant of $ 100,000 matched by $ 150,000 

 in outside funds. 



Future Fishermen Foiuidation, AR 



Aquatic Resources Video Series 



Produce video presentations on sports fishing 

 and aquatic resource use for junior high schools 

 in conjunction with the US, Fish and Wildlife 

 Service's "Hooked on Fishing — Not on Drugs" 

 program. 



NFWF Grant of $10,000 matched by $20,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Hudson River Foundation, NY 



Striped Bass Stocks Suney 



Determine the numbers of striped bass being 

 contributed by the Hudson River and the 

 Chesapeake Bay to the species' overall Atlantic 

 populations. (Study uses nuclear DNA testing 

 I fish's place of origin.) 



NFWF Grant of $20,000 matched by $60,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Island Institute, ME 



New England Groundfish Ecology 



Explore the application of terrestrial ecosystem 

 principles to marine environments with the 

 goal of developing alternative management 

 methods for New England's groundfish fishery. 



NFWF Grant of $60,000 matched by $81 ,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Mississippi WUdlife Federation, MS 



Adopt-A-Stream in Mississippi 



Protect the Mississippi River's watersheds by 

 creating a statewide educational outreach pro- 

 gram that includes local training, development 

 of a database, and eventual restoration of 

 riverine habitats, 



NFWF Grant of $25,000 matched by $50,000 in 

 outside funds 



National Coalition for Marine Conserva- 

 tion. GA 



Marine Fisheries Policy Study 



Promote public awareness of the need for 

 increased conservation input into a marine 

 fisher>' policy and for providing new information 

 for consideration by state and federal officials, 

 Congressional staff, scientists, and outdoor 

 writers. 



