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| Annual Scholarship Application |
Our board of directors recently voted to set aside funds for scholarships for graduate students who are pursuing projects in the marine sciences. This is the first time we have attempted to offer scholarships to worthy students. As such, we will initially be offering two scholarships of $1000 each. It is our intent to make this money available for the 2009-2010 school year. We will be contacting universities across our state to solicit candidates for these scholarships. This is being sent to inform our CCA members in North Carolina of this opportunity. Help us spread this opportunity to a worthy candidate.
Below is the description and qualifications for this scholarship.
Coastal Conservation Association North Carolina Annual Scholarship Application
The Coastal Conservation Association North Carolina is offering two scholarships to qualified graduate students (M.S. or Ph. D.) in marine fisheries science or a related discipline at a North Carolina School.
This will be a one-time award of $1,000 that can be used for any aspect of graduate education, including tuition, fees, textbooks, equipment, travel, and living expenses. This award is made directly to the student and not to the student's educational institution. It is not intended to replace funding obligated to the student from other sources. A committee from CCA NC will evaluate the applications and select the scholarship winners.
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| 16 Feb 2009 - 14:09 by CCA North Carolina |
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| MARINE FISHERIES, WILDLIFE ANNOUNCE ELEVEN FISHING LICENSE GRANTS |
MOREHEAD CITY-Revenues from the N.C. Coastal Recreational Fishing License will pay nearly $2 million in the coming year toward projects to help provide coastal fishing access and fisheries and habitat research.
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today the approval of 11 grants totaling $1.99 million from the N.C. Marine Resources Fund. This is the first set of grants awarded from CRFL revenues, other than in-house projects of the Division of Marine Fisheries or the Wildlife Resources Commission.
"I feel we are off to a good start putting saltwater license money to work," said Mac Currin, Marine Fisheries Commission chairman. "There is a good balance of new and improved angler access, research needed for better management and habitat enhancement."
Wes Seegars is chairman of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
"The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the Marine Fisheries Commission staffs collaborated to review and recommend authorized projects funded from the sale of Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses," Seegars said. "There is a tremendous need for public access to coastal waters, and three of these projects increase boating and fishing access."
Grants were sorted into three focus areas: People, $947,500; Fish, $619,096 and Habitat, $422,970.
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| 13 Feb 2009 - 10:52 by CCA North Carolina |
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| Understanding your CCA- Bo Nowell |
This is a program to explain some of the commonly asked questions of CCA NC. We hope to educate people who are concerned about our coastal resources.
Although this program is intended to educate the public, it is not a forum for discussion. I would like to have your questions answered. You can send your inquiries to Stephen Ammons at Stephen@ccanc.org. Please include your name and phone number with your question.
This week's guest is Bo Nowell, Communications Chairman of CCA North Carolina.
CCA NC was the driving force for a Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL). CCA NC believed a license would provide an accurate count of the number of recreational saltwater anglers in North Carolina and provide a stable source for funding for projects critical to the marine resources. At a time when our economy is causing deep cuts in state fishery programs, money from the license is now supporting projects and actions to make fishing better for recreational anglers.
Q: What has become of the funds generated by the Coastal Recreational Fishing License? Who decides where it gets spent?
Potential project proposals are submitted to DMF on a yearly basis. The proposals are reviewed by the Division of Marine Fisheries and the CRFL Advisory Committee of recreational anglers. While the Angler Advisory Committee identifies priority projects and makes recommendations, all projects are reviewed by a joint committee made up of the three recreational representatives on the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) and three recreational anglers from the Wildlife Resources Commission. The recommendations of that committee are then submitted to the full MFC for final approval. The projects approved by the joint committee must be approved by both WRC and MFC. WRC has given their approval proxy to their members of the Joint Comm. BUT, if the MFC doesn't approve all jointly approved projects, the WRC gets/will take another look.
For 2009, $1.7 million in grants have been approved for three general categories - People, Fish, and Habitat.
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| 6 Feb 2009 - 13:54 by CCA North Carolina |
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