Electrotrawling survey in the Susquehanna River, MD

Post Date

August 10th 2009

Application Due Date

August 15th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

FWS-R5-ES-09-019

CFDA Number(s)

15.657

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

2

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $30000

• Award Range:

  $10000 - $20000

Grant Description

THERE IS NO "FULL ANNOUNCEMENT" ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE. This is a NOTICE OF INTENT to award two grants to conduct a survey for the endangered Maryland darter. We intend to award a grant for approximately $20,000 to Marshall University Research Corporation of Huntington, West Virginia, to conduct cover mapping to identify potential areas for trawling and then to conduct a late Fall electrotrawling survey in the Susquehanna River in Maryland. We intend to award a second grant for approximately $10,000 to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Maryland Biological Stream Survey) to assist Marshall University researchers with their cover mapping and electrotrawling, and to conduct electrofishing, seining, and snorkel surveys in the Susquehanna River in Fall 2009 in cooperation with independently funded researchers from Frostburg State University, Maryland. The researchers, Dr. Tom Jones of Marshall University and the Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS) are ideally qualified to carry out this work. Dr. Jones is one of the few individuals highly experienced in the use of this big river electrotrawling technique, which he helped develop, has the trawling equipment available on short notice, and has previously conducted a pilot survey in the Susquehanna River demonstrating that his equipment is effective there. MBSS researchers have extensive experience conducting fish surveys using a variety of techniques in the Susquehanna River and its tributaries and the ability to visually identify the Maryland darter and other darters occurring there during snorkel surveys.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Christal Cutler
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 413-253-8233

• Agency Mailing Address:

  POC for electronic errors

• Agency Email Address:

  christal_cutler@fws.gov