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(1) INSTITUTION:(1a) ICODE: (2) TITLE:

(3) PROJECTNUMBER:(4) REVISIONDATE: (5) PROJECTSTATUS: (6) INITIATIONDATE:

(7) COMPLETIONDATE:

(8) SUBPROGRAM:

(9) PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR:(9b) EFFORT: (9a) AFFILIATION:

(9c) AFFILIATIONCODE:

(10) CO-PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR:(10b)EFFORT: (10a) AFFILIATION:

(10c) AFFILIATIONCODE:

(11) ASSOCIATEINVESTIGATOR1:(11b)EFFORT: (11a) AFFILIATION:

(11c) AFFILIATIONCODE:

(12) ASSOCIATEINVESTIGATOR2:(12b)EFFORT: (12a) AFFILIATION:

(12c) AFFILIATIONCODE:

(13) S.G.FUNDS:(14) STATEMATCHINGFUNDS:

(15) LASTYEAR'SSGFUNDS:(16) LASTYEAR'SMATCHINGFUNDS:

(17) PASS-THROUGHFUNDS:(18) LASTYEAR'SPASS-THROUGHFUNDS: (19)RELATEDPROJECTS:

(20)PARENTPROJECTS:

(21)SEAGRANTSTRATEGICPLANCLASSIFICATION: (22)OBJECTIVES:

(23)METHODOLOGY:

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NOAA'sNationalSeaGrantCollegeProgramexiststoincreasetheunderstanding,assessment,development, utilization,and conservationoftheNation'socean,coastal,and GreatLakesresources.Itdoesthisby providinggrantmoniestopromoteastrongeducationalbase, responsiveresearch,and training.The

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