[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E612]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. VERN BUCHANAN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 2009

  Mr. BUCHANAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 1105, the Omnibus 
Appropriations Act, 2009:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: NOAA--Operations, Research, and Facilities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mote Marine Laboratory
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, 
Fl. 34236
  Description of Request: I secured $500,000 for Science Consortium for 
Ocean Replenishment (SCORE) at Mote Marine Laboratory.
  SCORE is a multi-state initiative for the recovery of the nation's 
ocean fisheries. Its approach is to replenish diminishing marine 
fisheries stocks based on scientific protocols developed through a 
highly coordinated national effort focused on demonstration of 
successful stock enhancement. This fast-track strategy has the 
potential to be more cost-effective and timely than policy measures 
traditionally used to conserve and sustain ocean resources. The 
consortium includes institutions from Florida, New Hampshire, 
Washington and University of Southern Mississippi.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vern Buchanan
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service--
SRG Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Mote Marine Laboratory
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, 
Fl. 34236
  Description of Request: I secured $416,000 sustainable aquaculture 
food technology innovations.
  Mote Marine Laboratory and the University of Texas Marine Science 
Institute are seeking funds for a five-year research program to develop 
innovative and sustainable technologies to farm marine fishes on land 
and to expand the supply of safe seafood for U.S. consumers. A critical 
need exists for inland re-circulating aquaculture technologies to 
reduce the large and growing global demand for seafood, to reduce 
fishing pressure on declining wild fish populations, and to improve our 
nation's food security and health. The growing demand for marine 
fishery resources is currently being met through imported seafood 
produced in coastal ponds or sea cages in other countries around the 
world.

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