Project Grant N000142012392

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program provides $643,665 to the National Marine Mammal Foundation, Inc. to conduct collaborative research on oxygen transport mechanisms in elite diving mammals. The 4-year project, beginning December 1, 2023, will evaluate and model in vivo oxygen delivery during dive simulations with California sea lions and bottlenose dolphins. It will also elucidate the biochemical mechanisms regulating red blood cell oxygen...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472), will advance the development of new, miniaturized satellite telemetry tags for tracking cetaceans. The $796,400 project, with a completion date of March 31, 2027, aims to: Develop a new generation of consolidated satellite tags with reduced size and potential health impacts; Assess the robustness of these tags in laboratory and field...

This $418,546 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program supports collaborative research to investigate oxygen transport mechanisms in elite diving mammals. The research team from San Diego State University will evaluate and model in vivo oxygen delivery in California sea lions and bottlenose dolphins, elucidate the biochemical regulation of oxygen off-loading in these species, and examine oxygen storage and diffusion in their skeletal muscle. This...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) provides $200,107 to Portland State University to support comprehensive marine mammal conservation, research, and response efforts in the Pacific Northwest region. The key products and services to be delivered under this one-year award include: 1) Providing diagnostic and archival sampling of dead cetaceans and pinnipeds to document causes of mortality,...

This $102,700 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) aims to increase capacity for marine mammal stranding diagnostic investigation and provide training opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic region (NY to VA). The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Providing veterinary assistance at 8 large whale stranding events in NY and NJ, including necropsy examination and sample...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides $286,592 to Oregon State University to support activities under the Marine Mammal Data Program. The funding will facilitate response to, treatment of, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals found along the Oregon coast through November 2023. Specifically, the university will continue investigations of dead animals including diagnostics and tissue...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), aims to validate the accuracy of dried blood spot (DBS) cards as a tool for collecting, archiving, and measuring whole blood contaminants and pathogens in stranded and free-ranging marine mammals. The $176,636 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, will be performed by the University of Connecticut. The objective is to demonstrate...

This $888,305 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) will be used by the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institution of Oceanography to operationalize dynamic ocean management tools and develop strategic management scenarios to enhance the resilience of protected species in the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. The project will...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,363,205 Project Grant under its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to conduct collaborative research on oxygen transport mechanisms in elite diving mammals. The project aims to investigate differences in how oxygen is delivered to skeletal muscles in pinnipeds (e.g., sea lions) versus cetaceans (e.g., dolphins) during long-duration dives. The research team will evaluate in vivo oxygen...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), will deliver online, on-demand training to address the need for compassion resiliency and self-care among the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program and the National Marine Mammal and Disentanglement Network. The $200,000 award, spanning from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will also provide guidance to create a culture of...