1996 PADI FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS
| Request No. |
Recipient Name | Project Funded | Amount Requested | Grant Amount |
1 |
Lic. Gustavo A. Thompson Buenos Aires, Argentina | Distribution Movements and Conservation of La Plata Dolphin (Pontoporia Blaivillei) in Anegada Bay, Argentina | $3,000 | $2,500 |
5 |
Julio Reyes Talicahuano, Chile |
Status of Small Cetaceans Around Chiloe Island, Chile | $4,450 | $2,000 |
9 |
Charles Wright Catalina Island Conservancy Avalon, CA |
Casino Point Scuba Trail | $1,000 | $1,000 |
16 |
Alexander Stone Reefkeeper International Miami, FL |
Caribbean Reefs Rapid Response Initiative | $5,000 | $2,500 |
17 |
Bruno Pernet Friday Harbor Laboratories Friday Harbor, WA |
Mechanisms of Suspension Feeding by Polychaete Larvae | $6,500 | $2,000 |
30 |
Edwin Hernandez-Delgado, D.C. University of Puerto
Rico Department of Biology Rio Piedras, PR |
Effects of Shifting Reef Fish Populations on Coral Reef Benthic Communities | $4,998.44 | $2,250 |
31 |
Charles Acosta Dept. of Biological Sciences Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA |
Effect of Predation on Caribbean Spiny Lobster Postlarval Recruitment | $2,881 | $2,881 |
32 |
David Jarvie/Tami Bouloutian Owen J. Roberts Middle School Pottstown, PA |
The Effects of Riparian Forest Buffer Tree Species on the Population and Diversity of Macro invertebrate Life in French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania | $3,878 | $3,878 |
38 |
Hiliary Sill, Recreation Coord. Five Acres Altadena, CA |
Five Acres' Snorkeling Crusaders | $2,550 | $2,550 |
40 |
Elizabeth Irlandi University of Miami Miami, FL |
Nutrient and Salinity Effects on Plant/Plant Interactions in Shallow Subtropical Seagrass | $5,685 | $2,700 |
50 |
Nicole Valenzuela Dept. of Ecology and Evolution SUNY at Stony Brook, NY |
Determination of Multiple Paternity in the Giant River Turtle Podocnemis Expansa | $4,640 | $4,640 |
53 |
Mike Schaat FRIENDS of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro, CA |
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Project | $2,500 | $2,500 |
60 |
Ferruccio Maltagliati Stefano Acunto Universita Di Pisa Dipartimento Di Scienze PISA (ITALY) |
Study of a Halophila Stipulacea (Forssk.) Aschers. (Hydrocharitaceae) Meadow in the Western Mediterranean Sea, Plany Phenology and Associated Community | $4,500 | $1,500 |
61 |
Pamela Scott Brookmeade Elementary Memphis, TN |
Under the Water | $914.46 | $914.46 |
63 |
Dr. Su Sponaugle Marine Sciences Research Center State University of New York Stony Brook, NY |
Larval Supply and Recruitment Processes of Caribbean Marine Invertebrates | $7,000 | $3,200 |
64 |
Michael Eatough Foundation and Government Grants
Officer New England Aquarium Boston, MASS |
Summer Discoveries Program | $5,000 | $5,000 |
67 |
Michael Sixtus, Science Dept. Mar Vista School Imperial Beach, CA |
Imperial Support for the Mar Vista Program | $5,000 | $2,675 |
68 |
Steven C. Tremblay Alpha One S. Portland, ME |
The Open Waters Home Page | $9,400 | $2,000 |
70 |
Tamar Liberman Dept. of Biological Sciences State University of New York Buffalo, NY |
The Effect of the Genotypic Composition of Symbiotic Algae on the Survival and Development of Soft Coral Larvae (Planulae) | $3,370 | $1,500 |
71 |
Caren Eckrich Dept. of Marine Science Lajas, Puerto Rico |
The Effects of Trampling on Turtlegrass | $2,000 | $2,000 |
79 |
David Knight Center for Marine Conservation Washington, D.C. |
Increasing Diver Involvement in Marine Conservation Through Underwater Cleanup and Conservation Monitoring Program | $5,000 | $5,000 |
83 |
Ingo Gaida Santa Monica High School Santa Monica, CA |
Population Structure, Variation, and Conservation Biology of the California Grunion | $5,960 | $3,000 |
85 |
Wallace Nichols/Jeffrey Seminoff Wildlife Ecology School of Renewable Natural Resources The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ |
Movement of the Endangered Black Sea Turtle in the Gulf of California | $5,600 | $5,600 |
86 |
Julie Mann George Mason University Dept. of Biology St. Louis, MO |
Role of Riverine Wetlands in Regulating the Ecological Integrity of Stream Systems | $3,045 | $3,045 |
91 |
Peter Howd/Marshall Hayes Duke University Marine Lab Beaufort, NC |
Physical Complexity in Coral Reef Environments | $3,100 | $3,100 |
92 |
Dr. David Carlon Riverside, CA |
Long-Term Dynamics in Caribbean Reef Coral Assemblages at Guana Island | $1,325 | $1,325 |
94 |
Craig Heberer University of Puerto Rico Dept. of Marine Science Lajas, PR |
Quantitative Assessment of the Ornamental Reef Fish and Marine Invertebrae Aquarium Fisheries of Puerto Rico | $5,000 | $4,000 |
100 |
Marian Borgmann-Ingwersen Biology Department Wayne State College Wayne, NE |
The Fen Ecosystem of the Nebraska Sand Hills | $2,250 | $2,250 |
109 |
Shane Paterson Dept. of Zoology University of Georgia Athens, Georgia |
Behavioral Ecology of Great Barracuda in the Florida Keys | $4,960 | $3,250 |
111 |
Susan Scainetti, Vice President Handicapped Scuba Association New York, NY |
Rehabilitation Outreach Program | $14,000 | $2,000 |
114 |
Thomas Jett, Science Instructor San Pedro Marine Science Magnet San Pedro, CA |
Appreciation of the Underwater World | $6,000 | $3,000 |
116 |
Richard Moon Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC |
Investigation of Impaired Carbon Dioxide Elimination During Scuba Diving | $7,370 | $7,370 |
119 |
Todd Allen Haney Grice Marine Biological Lab Charleston, S. Carolina |
Phylogenetic Analysis of Cyamid Amphipod Crustacea | $654 | $654 |
128 |
Maron Agnes Groupe Neuroscience Institut de Medecine Navale du Service de Sante des Armees Toulon Naval France |
Neurochemistry of CNS Oxygen Toxicity in the Rat During HBO Exposure | $5,000 | $2,500 |
132 |
Marie Levine, Director Shark Research Institute Princeton, New Jersey |
Whale Shark Study | $9,586.50 | $2,500 |
135 |
Mara Morgan Dept. of Biology California State University of Northridge Northridge, CA |
Genetic Analysis of the Populations of California Halibut Along the California Coast | $4,194.26 | $4,194.26 |
136 |
J. Holly Harpham Dept. of Biology California State University of Northridge Northridge, CA |
Molecular and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Clingfish Using mtDNA | $2,737.52 | $2,737.52 |
137 |
Vladimir V. Kirillov, Ph.D. Institute for the Water
and Environmental Problems Russian Academy of Sciences Barnaul, Russia |
Diver-Controlled Investigation of the Natural Features of the Ecotone Ecosystems at Lake Teleskoye, Siberia | $4,284 | $4,284 |
138 |
Mikhail V. Propp Institute of Marine Biology Academy of Sciences of Russia Vladivostock, Russia |
Marine Sublittoral Sands as a Biological Filter - Field Research in Permeability, Environment Bioturbation and Productivity Using SCUBA in the Shallow Shelf Waters of Japan Sea | $4,000 | $4,000 |
141 |
Suzanne Pleydell PADI International Ltd. Bristol, AVON |
Taking Diving to the Disabled | $8,000 | $2,000 |
142 |
Steve Lonhart Santa Cruz, CA |
Ecological Impact of an Invading Whelk in Monterey Bar, CA | $2,050 | $2,050 |