2003 PADI FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS
Req. |
Recipient Name |
Project Funded |
Amount |
Grant |
N/A |
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro, California |
High School Research Internships for Summer 2002 | $3,689.00 |
$3,689.00 |
5 |
Edward Kimakwa Nairobi, Kenya |
A Study of Fish Community Structure and Distribution in the River Sabaki Estuary, Kenya | $4,888.16 |
$4,888.16 |
14 |
Dawn Alexandra Osborn Santa Cruz, California |
The Effects of Different Rock Types on Intertidal Community Structure | $5,000.00 |
$3,500.00 |
16 |
Dr. Alexander Sh. Khabidov Barnaul, Russia |
Unknown Lakes of Siberia Russia: Towards the Understanding and Preservation of Aquatic Environment | $4,896.00 |
$2,500.00 |
17 |
John R. Hyde Cardiff by the Sea, California |
Genetic Identification of Sebastes spp. (Rockfish) Larvae Collected During CalCOFI and Cowcod Conservation Area Cruises | $7,874.00 |
$7,874.00 |
22 |
Bernadette Bezy Wildomar, California |
Coral Reproduction: The Hope for Future Generations: Agrariciid Coral Reproduction Research in Calebra Bay, Costa Rica: Implications for Conservation and Restoration | $8,810.00 |
$7,610.00 |
24 |
Scott Clark U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Leyte, Philippines |
Training a Leyte State University (Philippines) Faculty Member to Become a PADI Open Water SCUBA Instructor | $1,070.00 |
$1,070.00 |
26 |
Anna T. Barrios | Using Passive Acoustic Techniques to Assess Spawning Habitat Preference and Other Requirements for Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, in the Lower Neuse River of North Carolina | $1,990.00 |
$2,000.00 |
28 |
Rebecca E. Stamski Santa Cruz, California |
An Investigation of Links Between Sedimentation, Macroalgae, Reefs and Land Use in the Coastal Zones of South Molokai and West Maui, Hawaii | $6,375.00 |
$3,000.00 |
32 |
Caretta Research Project Savannah, Georgia |
The Caretta Research Project | $6,000.00 |
$4,500.00 |
33 |
Christopher S. Moses Miami, Florida |
The Use of Bahamian Speleothems for Analysis of Sea-Level Rise and Paleoclimate | $10,160.00 |
$2,500.00 |
34 |
Jonathan Belmaker Beer-Sheeva, Israel |
The Effect of Connectivity to a Natural Reef on Artificial Reef Fish Communities | $2,150.00 |
$2,150.00 |
40 |
Derrick C. Blackmon Marine Environmental Consortium Dauphin Island, Alabama |
Role of Invertebrate Dispersal in the Trophic Dynamics of Coral Reef and Nearby Seagrass Communities: Implications for Marine Reserve Management in the Florida Keys | $2,114.00 |
$2,114.00 |
44 |
Leonardo Arango Lopez Cali - Valle, Colombia |
The Lobster in Old Providence and Santa Catalina Islands: A Didactic Primer to Fishermen | $800.00 |
$800.00 |
46 |
Stylianos Katsanevakis Athens, Greece |
Marine Pollution with Litter on the Sea Floor of Greek Coastal Areas | $3,800.00 |
$3,800.00 |
47 |
Jaime Sanchez-Camara Barcelona, Spain |
Ecology and Reproductive Behaviour of the Weedy Seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Pisces: Syngnathidae) | $5,940.00 |
$5,940.00 |
52 |
Maria de los Milagros López
Mendilaharsu Montevideo, Uruguay |
Activity Patterns and Foraging Ecology of Juvenile Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) at a Coastal Foraging Area Near Cerro Verde, Rocha, Uruguay | $7,200.00 |
$7,200.00 |
59 |
LajeRotuma Initiative Suva, Fiji Islands |
LäjeRotuma Initiative: Mapping the Only Seagrass Community in a Relatively Undisturbed Seagrass Ecosystem, Rotuma Island | $2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
66 |
Diego F. Amorocho Llanos Canberra, Australia |
Conservation Genetics of Olive Ridley Marine Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Colombian Pacific | $8,000.00 |
$4,000.00 |
69 |
Stacy Jupiter Aptos, California |
From Cows to Coral Reefs: Downstream Responses to Land Use Intensification | $8,976.99 |
$4,500.00 |
73 |
Joaquim Garrabou, Ph.D. Marseille, France |
Long-Term Trends in the NW Mediterranean Subtidal Rocky Benthic Communities | $4,810.00 |
$4,810.00 |
77 |
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro, California |
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium High School Research Internships for Summer 2003 | $5,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
81 |
Rob Leaf Moss Landing, California |
Analysis of Ontogenetic Movement of the Blue Shark, Prionace glauca, by Stable Isotopes in Vertebral Centra | $1,799.10 |
$1,800.00 |
82 |
Konstantin Tkachenko Samara, Russia |
Factors Influencing the Abundance and Diversity of Subtidal Epibiota on Natural and Artificial Reefs | $5,260.00 |
$5,260.00 |
87 |
Jennifer Taylor Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
How the Skeletal Support, Morphology, and Mobility of Crustaceans During Molting Make Them Vulnerable to Predation | $3,634.00 |
$3,634.00 |
91 |
Southern Right Whale Project Montevideo, Uruguay |
Environmental Education About Conservation of the Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena sp.) and Its Habitat in Uruguayan Waters | $1,700.00 |
$1,700.00 |
101 |
Danielle Lipski San Diego, California |
Patterns of Recruitment of Fishes to Seagrass Beds | $6,380.00 |
$4,280.00 |
103 |
Benjamin Ruttenberg Santa Barbara, California |
Regional Variation in the Ecology of a Reef Fish: A Test of Causation | $8,900.00 |
$3,000.00 |
108 |
Colleena Perez Moss Landing, California |
Age, Growth, and Reproduction of the Sandpaper Skate, Bathyraja kincaidii | $6,651.00 |
$2,000.00 |
109 |
Aaron Carlisle Moss Landing, California |
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Movement and Habitat Utilization of Adult and Juvenile Leopard Sharks in Elkhorn Slough, California | $7,000.00 |
$7,000.00 |
115 |
Juan Carlos Ortiz Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Effect of the Upwelling and Freshwater Discharges on the Coral-Symbiotic Dinoflagellate Community Structure of Central Venezuela | $8,700.00 |
$2,900.00 |
116 |
Angela S. Barker Tampa, Florida |
Stingray Ecology and Effects Within the Charlotte Harbor Estuary | $995.40 |
$995.40 |
117 |
Amy Whitt McCrory, Arkansas |
Evaluating the Impact of Ecotourism on Dolphins and the Success of an Educational Workshop for Dolphin-Watch Operators in Clearwater Beach, FL | $4,540.00 |
$4,540.00 |
125 |
Ewen McPhee James Cook University Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
About Time: An Historical Overview of Resource Harvesting on the Great Barrier Reef | $2,992.00 |
$2,992.00 |
127 |
Michael Morrison James Cook University Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
Aboriginal Knowledge of Estuarine and Marine Organisms in Northern Australia | $8,148.00 |
$6,000.00 |
142 |
Virginia Shervette College Station, Texas |
Assessment of Fish Diversity in Ecuadorian Mangroves: Tools for Management and Conservation | $2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
151 |
Dr. Laura Marina Reyes Chubut, Argentina |
Marine Mammals of Golfo San Jorge, Patagonia, Argentina: A Community-Based Conservation Program | $6,109.95 |
$6,109.95 |
155 |
Clifton B. Ruehl College Station, Texas |
Resource Polymorphism in Estuarine Sciaenid Fishes | $1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
161 |
Louise B. Brooks Moss Landing, California |
Ecology and Conservation of East Pacific Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Baja California Sur, Mexico | $8,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
163 |
Nguyen Hoang Long Vietnam Programme Hanoi, Vietnam |
Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Resource Utilization in the Cat Ba Archipelago | $9,950.00 |
$3,750.00 |
164 |
Gabriella Scollo Lima, Peru |
School Projects: Hands-On Marine Science | $6,328.90 |
$3,928.00 |
168 |
Danielle Healey San Diego, California |
The Effects of Eelgrass Fragmentation on the Survival and Movement of the Mud Crab, Lophopanopeus bellus spp. | $1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
180 |
Jill Dumbauld Kathryn Payne Kathleen Van Vlack Tucson, Arizona |
Cultural Attachments to the Sea: Consultation as a Tool for Preservation | $10,000.00 |
$3,000.00 |
182 |
Jeffrey M. Reader Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Use of Otolith Microchemistry to Resolve Oceanic Migration Patterns of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) | $1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
190 |
Francisca Edna de Andrade Cunha João Pessoa, Brasil |
Quality Indicators of the Areia Vermelha Marine State Park, Paraíba State, Brazil | $925.85 |
$925.85 |
191 |
Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias João Pessoa, Brasil |
Assessment of Fishery Resources Exploited by Traditional Populations from Macau and Guamaré, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil: Baseline Data for a Sustainable Future | $878.00 |
$878.00 |
192 |
Rozalind Antrobus Santa Cruz, California |
Determining the Fate of a Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Along Central California | $8,820.00 |
$5,000.00 |
194 |
Graham A. Ferrier Northridge, California |
Variations in Algal Morphology and Diversity Across Flow Microhabitats | $2,546.39 |
$2,546.39 |
196 |
Seth D. Newsome Santa Cruz, California |
Decline in Carrying Capacity in the Northeast Pacific? Dental Records of a Top Marine Consumer | $2,700.00 |
$2,700.00 |
202 |
Rebecca Prescott Tucson, Arizona |
A Living Reef in the Upper Gulf of California: Black and Pink Murex (Hexaplex muricanthus nigritus and Phyllonotus erthrostomus) Breeding Aggregations as Critical Habitat for Juvenile Fish and Invertebrates | $14,540.00 |
$6,000.00 |
209 |
Belinda A. Longakit Cebu City, Philippines |
Taxonomy and Distribution of Shallow Water Marine Sponges (Phylum Porifera) of Cebu, Philippines | $2,680.00 |
$2,680.00 |