1997 PADI FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS
| Req. No. |
Recipient Name | Project Funded | Amount Requested | Grant Amount |
| 12 | Hilary Sill, Recreation Coordinator Five Acres Altadena, California |
Five Acres' Snorkeling Crusaders | $3,460 | $3,460 |
| 13 | East Central Community Center Spokane, Washington |
Marine Science Adventure of the Puget Sound | $2,860 | $2,860 |
| 15 | Lisa Greer University of Miami Department of Marine Geology Miami, Florida |
A Rapid Ecological Assessment of an Endangered Reef Environment, Dominican Republic | $4,576 | $4,576 |
| 17 | Dr. Ferruccio Maltagliati Dr. Stefano Acunto Dipartimento di Scienze Dell-Uomo E Dell'Ambiente Pisa, Italy |
Morphological and Genetic Variability of Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Aschers. (Hydrocharitaceae) at Different Spatial Scales | $4,600 | $4,600 |
| 20 | Mike Schaadt, Exhibits Director Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro, California |
PADI/CMA Research Intern Program | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 21 | Alexander Sh. Khabidov, Ph.D. Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Barnaul, Russia |
The Combat Activity Impact on the Nearshore Environment of the Black Sea | $4,998 | $4,998 |
| 32 | John J. Leddy, M.D. Center for Research and Education in Special Environments University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York |
The Pulmonary Mechanics of Asthmatics During Water Immersion | $17,322 | $5,500 |
| 33 | Rosemary Walker, Executive Producer The University of Tennessee Center for Telecommunications & Video Knoxville, Tennessee |
Lost At Sea -- The Over Fishing of American Waters | $8,960 | To Be Determined |
| 34 | Deputy Steve Salach Broward Sheriff's Office Deerfield Beach, Florida |
Community Youth Scuba Diving Program | $500 | $500 |
| 40 | Jack W. Grubaugh, Assistant Professor Department of Biology University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee |
Assessing Natural Stream Communities of the Mid-South: A Survey of Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates of the Shiloh National Park | $5,890 | $2,890 |
| 44 | A.O. Dennis Willows, Prof. of Zoology University of Washington Friday HarborLaboratories Friday Harbor,Washington |
Monitoring Bottom Fish Recovery in Marine Protected Areas | $7,500 | $5,000 |
| 46 | Dr. Enric Sala Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California |
Grazing on Young Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) Plants: Herbivore Species and Their Role in Recovery of Kelp Forests in Southern California | $4,125 | $4,125 |
| 59 | Camille Fields Center for Field Studies George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia |
Understanding and Protecting the Health of the Third Largest Island Barrier Reef in the World, Andros Island, Commonwealth of the Bahamas | $3,190 | $3,190 |
| 60 | Kathleen L. Moran University of Florida Department of Zoology Gainesville, Florida |
Effect of the Thermal Environment on the Temporal Pattern of Emergence of Hatching Loggerheads (Caretta caretta) | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 61 | Daniel P. Swenson UCLA Department of Biology Los Angeles, California |
A Hydrodynamic Study of Prey Detection by the Sea Star Astropecten armatus | $3,562 | $3,000 |
| 66 | Roberta M. Gunn, Executive Director Puget Soundkeeper Alliance Seattle, Washington |
Grassroots Pollution Detection Project | $5,460 | $2,000 |
| 68 | Michael H. Graham Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California |
Effect of Spore Abundance on Recruitment and Maintenance of Subtidal Kelps | $4,070 |
$4,070 |
| 74 | Clark Graham Society for Historic Investigation and Preservation (SHIP) Chuuk, Federates States of Micronesia |
SHIP's Maritime Archaeology & Marine Program | $9,250 |
$5,000 |
| 76 | Owen J. Sexton, Ph.D. Director, Tyson Research Center Janice Starke, Director Tyson Field Science Program Washington University Eureka, Missouri |
Aquatic Ecosystems -- An Educational Unit for K-12 | $5,500 |
$3,000 |
| 80 | Mr. Burton V. Shank Department of Ciencias Marinas Lajas, Puerto Rico |
The Effect of Algal Patch Characteristics on the Herbivory Patterns of Sparisoma radians | $1,775 |
$1,775 |
| 84 | George Burgess, Senior Biologist in Ichthyology International Shark Attack File University of Florida Gainesville, Florida |
Shark Attack on Divers: An Analysis of Investigative Case Histories Residing in the International Shark Attack File | $12,196 |
$12,196 |
| 86 | David R. Mendoza, Program Manager Palau Community College Koror, Republic of Palau |
Aquatic Recreational Resources Technology (ARRT) Program | $17,901 |
$12,000 |
| 96 | Michael Nemeth Department of Marine Sciences Lajas, Puerto Rico |
Boat Wakes as a Disturbance to the Mangrove Prop Root Assemblage | $1,189 |
$1,189 |
| 97 | Ali Cemal GÜCÜ, Associate Professor Middle East Technical University Institute of Marine Sciences Içel, Turkey |
A Monitoring Study for Endangered Ecological Heritage-Mediterranean Monk Seal | $7,000 |
$7,000 |
| 105 | Christine Lockwood Coastal Conservation Foundation Tucson, Arizona |
An Ocean In My Own Backyard! | $4,950 |
$4,950 |
| 120 | Erin Carlin, Development Director Boys & Girls Club of Minneapolis Minneapolis, Minnesota |
VEC Environmental Education Camp for Inner-City
Youth, Ages 8-14 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
| 121 | Lara Ferry-Graham, Doctoral Student University of California, Irvine Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Irvine, California |
Ecomorphology of Prey Capture in the Swellshark, Ceohaloscyllium ventriosum (Scyliorhinidae) | $2,728 |
$2,728 |
| 123 | Richard B. Hackenberg Chairman of the BoardFriends
of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium San Pedro, California |
Aquatic Nursery and Research Lab | $2,500 |
$2,500 |
| 124 | David C. Knight, V.P. for Development Center for Marine Conservation Washington, D.C. |
Underwater Cleanup and Conservation Monitoring Program | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 125 | Judith Vallee, Executive Director Save the Manatee Club, Inc. Maitland, Florida |
Increasing Diver Involvement in Manatee Conservation Through an Educational Brochure: How to Dive in a Manatee Habitat | $8,868 | $3,500 |
| 130 | Holly Edwards, Graduate Teaching Asst. The University of Oklahoma Department of Zoology Norman, Oklahoma |
Conservation Status of the South American Dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Miskito Coast Protected Area, Nicaragua | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 134 | Larry C. Boles Department of Biology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Magnetic Compass Orientation and Homing Behavior of the Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus | $3,260 | $3,260 |
| 138 | Marie Levine, Executive Director Shark Research Institute Princeton, New Jersey |
Whale Shark Study (A Diver-Dependent Research Program) |
$16,300 | $8,000 |
| 142 | Patrick J. Antonelli, M.D. Department of
Otolaryngology University of Florida Gainesville, Florida |
Effects of Scuba Diving and Stapedectomy on the Inner Ear | $9,528.80 | $6,000 |
| 143 | Mikhail V. Propp, Ph.D. Institute of Marine Biology Far East Branch Academy of Sciences of Russia Vladivostock, Russia |
SCUBA Diver-Operated Research Tools to Study Sand Composition, Pore Water Movement, Chemistry and Water Filtration of the Shallow Shelf Sands of Japan Sea | $4,000 | $4,000 |