This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) provides $171,312 to the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation (The Bay Foundation) to restore abalone populations in Southern California. The funds will enable projects to spawn wild and captive red and white abalone, and outplant the resulting individuals in several areas off Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, and Point Loma, San Diego. The project will also expand to more remote locations, like the Channel Islands, with the goal of establishing white abalone restoration sites off Catalina Island by late 2024 or 2025. Both larval and juvenile abalone will be outplanted to compare the efficacy of outplanting at various life stages. The Bay Foundation will partner with NOAA, UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab, Southern California Marine Institute, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Paua Marine Research Group, and The Cultured Abalone Farm to execute this multi-year restoration effort, which runs from September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $171.3k | 9/18/24 |