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With apologies for those who may have already seen this...

Pete Nelson

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Troy Hartley" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: March 8, 2010 12:27:05 PM PST
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: REMINDER: Collaborative Fisheries Research Fellowship Announcement_2010
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> REMINDER.  Due date: March 31, 2010. 
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> Please circulate broadly.
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> Sorry for any cross-listing. 
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> PLEASE CIRCULATE
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> On behalf of Virginia Sea Grant, the Northeast Consortium, UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), I am thrilled to announce the availability of four (4) Collaborative Fisheries Research Graduate Fellowships for the fall 2010 academic year.  This is a national demonstration pilot program in collaborative research between scientists, fishing industry, NGOs, and/or resource managers working on fishing gear technology/conservation engineering that seeks to:
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> ·       Expand the capacity of marine and fisheries science professionals possessing collaborative research skills and experience;
> ·       Cultivate a vibrant, enduring professional cohort of collaborative research scientists;
> ·       Enhance the scientific capacity in fishing gear technology/conservation engineering to reduce bycatch and minimize habitat impacts; and
> ·       Advance professional standards for collaborative research and re-establish a professional culture of collaboration among science, industry and managers.
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> Highlights:
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> ·       Fellows are provided with one academic year of support (tuition, stipend), plus $15,000 of research support.
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> ·       e-Networking tools will be used to link fellows and faculty from multiple institutions through a distance-learning course, “Theory and Practice of Collaborative Fisheries Research” and to facilitate peer mentoring and coaching support throughout the Fellowship.
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> ·       Fellows will participate in a practicum in conservation engineering/fishing gear design to apply collaborative fisheries research principles. The program facilitates and enables effective collaborative research projects among science, industry, and resource management communities.
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> ·       Any student, regardless of citizenship, who is enrolled in a graduate or professional program in an accredited institution of higher education in the U.S., is eligible.
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> ·       Awards begin Fall semester 2010
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> Troy W. Hartley, Ph.D.
> Virginia Sea Grant Director
> Virginia Institute of Marine Science
> College of William & Mary
> P.O. Box 1346
> Rt. 1208 Greate Road
> Gloucester Point, VA 23062
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> Ph. 804.684.7248
> Fax. 804.684.7269
> Email. [log in to unmask]
> Web. www.vims.edu/seagrant
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