Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #601 | |||||||||
| Stock Enhancement | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dr. Kumar Mahadevan | Organization: | Mote Marine Laboratory | ||||||
| Project Title: | Stock Enhancement | Date Submitted | 1/11/2006 10:10:12 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bennett | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Design and develop innovative, sustainable, and economically viable fish stocking and replenishment technologies | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Ken Leber, PhD | Contact: | David A. Shepp | ||||||
| 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway | Contact Phone: | (863) 581-4205 | |||||||
| Sarasota 34236 | Contact email: | dave@fsg-llc.net | |||||||
| Counties: | Manatee, Sarasota | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Develop economically optimal stocking strategies for snook and redfish stock enhancement in partnership with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission stocking program | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Increased fish abundance to help maintain Florida's $5.4 billion saltwater recreational fishing industry. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $500,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $900,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private, Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $409,000 | In-kind Amount | $216,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2004-2005 | Amount: | $300,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $500,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Fish & Wildlife Research Institute's marine fisheries research program. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Sarasota Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/03/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||