
A) 2009 Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 12). Rob Cowling, Newport News Rotary Club and Coastal Conservation Association-Peninsula. $6,000.
B) 2009 Kiwanis Club Children's Fishing Clinic (Year 8). Wesley Brown, Capital District Kiwanis Club. $6,000.
C) Federal Assistance (Wallop-Breaux) Matching Funds FY 2009. Jack Travelstead, VMRC. $321,820.
D) Improving stock assessment of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) - Year 2. Y. Jiao, D. Orth, VPI & SU, and R. O'Reilly, VMRC. $130,876.
E) 2009 Virginia Game Fish Tagging (Year 15). J. Lucy, VIMS and L. Gillingham, VMRC. $86,698.
F) Migrations of Adult Summer Flounder from Chesapeake Bay: Implications for Stock Structure. M. Fabrizio, M. Henderson, VIMS. $83,605.
G) Use of Pop-Up Satellite Archival Tags (PSATs) to Determine the Fate, Movements, and Habitat Utilization of Red Drum Released from Virginia's Recreational Fishery J. Graves, A. Horodysky, J. Lucy, VIMS. $93,569.
H) Seasonal Caloric Needs and Energy Intake of Chesapeake Bay's Predatory Fishes: Which Prey Fuel Growth and Reproduction? A. Horodysky, R. Latour, VIMS. $40,060.
Enhancement and Sentinel Reefs for the Virginia Artificial Reef Network. Rom Lipcius, VIMS. $153,946 Amended to $68,024.
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5/12/2008: The RFAB recommended to deny funding with a vote of 7-0 (plus 1 additional written vote to deny funding).
5/27/2008: The Commission was given a budget reduction request and decided to send the review of this project back to the RFAB. This item will be discussed at the July 14, 2008 RFAB meeting.
Habitat Suitability for Artificial Recreational Fish and Oyster Reefs. Rochelle Seitz, VIMS. $61,076 Amended to $44,244.
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5/12/2008: The RFAB recommended to deny funding with a vote of 7-0 (plus 1 additional written vote to approve funding).
5/27/2008: The Commission was given a budget reduction request and decided to send the review of this project back to the RFAB. This item will be discussed at the July 14, 2008 RFAB meeting.