Objectives: sustain the CAL poly humboldts marine mammal stranding program (CPH mmsp) by: 1. Support stranding coordinator salary 2. Enhance our effective response to public reports of dead marine…

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) provides $189,770.00 to the CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) to sustain the Cal Poly Humboldts Marine Mammal Stranding Program (CPH MMSP) in Northern California.

The key objectives of this one-year award are to: 1) Support the stranding coordinator salary, 2) Enhance response to reports of dead marine mammals and manage long-term surveys, 3) Sustain the inclusive stranding community within the HSU STEM program and response area by strengthening collaborations, and 4) Enhance the ability to respond to whale entanglement reports. This federal grant award will help the HSU Foundation, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, continue its marine mammal conservation, research, and community engagement efforts in the region.

Objectives: sustain the CAL poly humboldts marine mammal stranding program (CPH mmsp) by: 1. Support stranding coordinator salary 2. Enhance our effective response to public reports of dead marine mammals and manage long-term effort-based marine mammal surveys in northern california 3. Sustain our intentionally inclusive stranding community within CAL poly HSI stem program and within our stranding response area by enhancing state, federal, tribal and community collaborations, 4. Enhance ability to respond to whale entanglement reports in northern california.