Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-168-R2

2nd Redraft ENV 168

FISHERIES RESEARCH

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 2330-0100, by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

"provided further, that no less than $350,000 be expended for a program of collaborative research by the Division of Marine Fisheries through the Marine Fisheries Institute, in collaboration with the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, that applies innovative sonar and other technology to assess the biomass of groundfish in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, including cod, yellowtail flounder, and other flatfish in the region managed by the New England Fishery Management Council; provided further, that to the maximum feasible extent, such program shall involve commercial fish harvesters in the commonwealth;  provided, that the university shall report on the status of the research project to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before December 31, 2013"; and

further by striking the figure $4759039 and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $5109039