CNMI DLNR Marine Turtle Project
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Summary
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Dept of Land and Natural Resource (DLNR) has a Marine Turtle Project which consists of nesting beach monitoring and nearshore marine capture-mark-recapture sea turtle program on the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Rota within the (CNMI). The program operates with relevant NMFS & Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) permits to cover research activities and stranding program.
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Item Identification
Title: | CNMI DLNR Marine Turtle Project |
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Short Name: | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Marine Turtle Project |
Status: | In Work |
Abstract: |
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Dept of Land and Natural Resource (DLNR) has a Marine Turtle Project which consists of nesting beach monitoring and nearshore marine capture-mark-recapture sea turtle program on the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Rota within the (CNMI). The program operates with relevant NMFS & Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) permits to cover research activities and stranding program. |
Purpose: |
The purpose of the project is to: 1) build local capacity to manage and implement standardized monitoring and research activities; 2) establish long-term monitoring at index sites to advance demographic information for population assessments; and 3) promote conservation and management efforts. Provide technical capacity through contractual services. Facilitate and encourage CNMI territory government and local partners to draft a locally-relevant marine turtle conservation and management plan and apply for ESA Section 6 funding to receive full programmatic support for their protected species program. |
Notes: |
CNMI Dept of Land and Natural Resource (DLNR). Collaborators: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Marine Turtle Ecology and Assessment Program, MINA or other non-government organizations (NGO) partners, Pacific Marine Resources Institute (PMRI) |
Supplemental Information: |
Lead funding agency: Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO), Protected Resources Division (PRD) |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
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None | Hawksbill, green turtle |
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None | Implementation schedule: FY04 - present |
Project Information
Project Type: | Project |
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Acronyms
MTRP | Marine Turtle Research Program |
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Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 11117 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:11117 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Darralynn Freeman |
Metadata Record Created: | 2011-07-06 17:56+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2015-12-01 |
Owner Org: | PIRO |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2015-12-01 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2016-12-01 |