Partners

The Northwest Straits Initiative’s Derelict Fishing Gear Program owes much of its success to its many partners. Thank you to the following agencies, organizations and contractors for project funding, technical assistance and collaboration.

Project funding and technical assistance with program development, implementation, education, prevention, and research:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal and Recovery Programs

Project funding for removal operations, education and prevention activities, and research:

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Salmon Recovery Funding Board
ConocoPhillips Migratory Bird Fund
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Department of Ecology, Coastal Protection Fund
Lucky Seven Foundation
Horizons Foundation
The Russell Family Foundation
Tulalip Tribes
Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund
SeaWorld Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
Puget Sound Conservation Fund
Marjorie Mosher Schmidt Foundation
Ocean Foundation
Boeing Company
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Greystone Foundation
King County
Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation
Charlotte Martin Foundation
Kongsgaard Goldman Foundation
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Programmatic support and collaboration on research, data management, and diver training:

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Stillaguamish Tribe
U.S. Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
SeaDoc Society
Puget Sound Partnership
BP

Commercial firms and contractors who have provided services to the program:

Natural Resources Consultants
Joan Drinkwin Consulting
Doug Monk Diving
Fenn Enterprises
Nisqually Aquatic Technologies
Santman Diving Services
Applied Osteology
Willamette Consulting
Tom Cowan Consulting
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