Federal award (PURCHASE ORDER, fiscal year 2022)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Awarding agency: Department of Commerce / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Funding agency: Department of Commerce / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Period of performance: 2018-09-14 to 2022-09-30
Current total value of award: $139897.21
Description: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS TAKING EITHER THE 3-WEEK OBSERVER CERTIFICATION COURSE OF THE CERTIFIED OBSERVER'S ANNUAL BRIEFING IN SEABIRD IDENTIFICATION (ID) AND SEABIRD RELATED DUTIES. THIS ACTIVITY IS NEEDED SO THAT OBSERVERS CAN CARRY OUT THEIR SEABIRD-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE IN THE FIELD (DEPLOYED TO VESSELS OR SHORE-SIDE PLANTS) AND PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY DATA AND RELIABLE SEABIRD BYCATCH IDENTIFICATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE OBSERVER PROGRAM DATABASE, DEOBLIGATE THE REMAINING FUNDS FROM LINE ITEMS 2001 AND 3001 AND CLOSE OUT THE PURCHASE ORDER.