Island-wide black abalone surveys and habitat characterization at SAN clemente island (SCI), CA
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- N62473-24-2-0009
- Agency
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Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $71,960
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
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About this opportunity
The Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command is seeking proposals for a Cooperative Agreement to conduct island-wide population assessments and habitat characterization for the endangered black abalone species at San Clemente Island, California. The key objectives are to determine the estimated population size and density of black abalone, provide size data, characterize the suitability of habitat, and inform future monitoring methods. This effort supports compliance with the San Clemente Island Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan and recovery efforts for the black abalone under the Endangered Species Act.
The grant opportunity is funded under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) and is open to eligible Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partners in California that qualify under DoD or Federal regulations. Proposals are due by May 28, 2024, and the anticipated award date is June 8, 2024. The award amount is $71,960.53 for a 24-month period of performance, and all work will take place on San Clemente Island.
Synopsis
Overview: Island-wide population assessments support compliance with the San Clemente Island (SCI) Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP), and also provide a benefit to the black abalone species as required under section 4(a)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 35). The SCI INRMP main objective for black abalone is to "continue to monitor and support the recovery of the black abalone population in suitable rocky intertidal habitat to increase the population at SCI," which specifically calls for efforts to "continue to refine knowledge of, and monitor, the black abalone population and density at SCI". Endangered black abalone are currently present on SCI, managed under the SCI INRMP, and continued critical habitat exemption is still crucial to support the Navy's mission on SCI. Thus, it is imperative that the present black abalone population size and density estimates are investigated. Details of the location, abundance, and habitat suitability for endangered black abalone on SCI will assist natural resource managers in conservation of the species, aid in recovery efforts for the species on SCI, and will support ongoing and future Navy operations to support the Mission. Please see the statement of Objectives, provided as a separate document, for a full description of the project.
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