SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN OCEANIC RESEARCH FUNDING

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced $1,039,477 in federal funding to study the sustainable balance of oceans to be conducted by the Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The grant is awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the U.S. Department of Commerce.

"This federal funding will assist in expanding our knowledge of vital resources for ocean habitats," Snowe and Collins said in a joint statement. "It will help the Council continue its mission of working to maintain and enhance the environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine."

The Maine Council on Marine Environment works to enhance environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine to allow for resources used by existing and future generations. The council has been conducting environmental monitoring, providing science translation to management, and raising public awareness about the Gulf since 1989.