Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #163FY0102

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution - Marine Mammal Science and Education And Teaching Hospital

Requester:

J. Seward Johnson

Organization:

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Project Title:

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution - Marine Mammal Science and Education And Teaching Hospital

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 1:59:34 PM

Sponsors:

Ken Pruitt

Statewide Interest:

Economic development through jobs and tourism.

Health for humans for marine mammals and educational support to Florida vertrinary schools in marine mammal instruction and the worlds first teaching marine hospital science and education center.

Recipient:

Harbor Branch Oceanopgrahic Institute

Contact:

Stephen McCulloch

5600 US 1 North

Contact Phone:

(561) 465-2400 604

Ft Pierce 34946

Counties:

Brevard, Dade, Duval, Flagler, Martin, Monroe, Nassau, Palm Beach, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Volusia

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

To construct a state-of-the-art facility for marine mammal research, medical response and rehabilitation and veterinary training on the campus of Harbor Branch, adjacent to the River Lagoon. This facility will serve three vital purposes:

1.� a marine mammal teaching hospital, working to rescue, study and rehabilitate stranded marine animals.

2.� a pathology laboratory that can analyze important data regarding the cause and effect relationships between the environment and marine mammal moralities.� Data collected from all marine mammal stranding events will be provided to the State's wildlifemanagement agencies and to NOAA/U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Portected Resources to rpovide vital infromation as an aid to develop long range conservation and resource management strategies.

3.� Veterinary training facility for delivering instruction inmarine mammal surgical and other ceterinary techniques to veterinary students in Flroida, thereby opening up the field of marine mammal veterinary science to students in Flroida.� The aim of this first-ever teaching facility, is not only use on-site training, but also live video tele-conferencing techniques and streaming internet video to facilitate distance learning abilities worldwide.

This three-pronged strategy aims to ensure that the health and viability of Florida's wild dolphin, manatee andwhale populations are not only maintained, but also improved.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Using emerging video conferencing and internet technologies, deliver veterinary instruction world-wide to veterinary schools, public and aquaria and oceanariums.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,000,000

Total cost of the project:

$8,500,000

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$404,000

In-Kind Amount:

$629,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

No

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

Yes

Agency:

Environmental Protection, Department Of

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

Is there a documented need for this project?

No

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Treasure Coast Legislative Delegation

Meeting Date:

12/12/2001