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December

• THE LEGAL POCKET GUIDE TO: AMERICAN SHELLFISH LAWS AND REGULATIONS -  By Henry D. McCoy, II, Esq. Edited and compiled by Julia M. Oliver ISBN: 0-9701213-5-3; $29.95; 79 pages Includes Appendices A Supranational Publication

• Declaration of Emergency Because of Infectious Salmon Anemia

July

• Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for the Value-Added Agricultural Products market Development Grant Program - Second Round Deadline, July 27, 2001.

June

• GAA to Report on new Global Shrimp OP: 2001 Survery at Honduras and Singapore Conferences - The objective of the survey is to create a report that will help hatcheries, producers, feed millers, feed additive companies, disease labs and resource authorities better understand the status of the industry, effective production practices and new production trends.

May

• NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority-serving Institutions - The Office of Finance and Administration (OFA) in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States Department of Commerce, is soliciting proposals for the NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Environmental Entrepreneurship Program.

• Funding Opportunities for Approval of Aquaculture Drugs and Chemicals-RFP Announcement - Thirty-eight states have joined in a cooperative project with the U.S. Geological Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Agriculture to conduct the studies needed to gain approval for eight important drugs for use in disease prevention and treatment of a wide variety of fish species.

• Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program-RFP - Grants will be made to eligible institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences.

April

• Extra-Label Use of Medicated Feeds for Minor Species - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availibilility of a new compliance policy guide (CPG) section 615.115 entitled "Extra-Label Use of Medicated Feeds for Minor Species."

• Microbial Genome Sequencing Project-RFP - The purpose of this interagency program announcement is to solicit proposals to conduct high-throughput sequencing of genomes of microbes that are of fundamental biological interest, as well as those that are important to the productivity and sustainability of agriculture and forestry, and the safety and quality of the nation's food supply.

• APHIS Public Meeting - will be held to discuss how and to what extent the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service should regulate aquatic species and to discuss any other issues concerning possible regulation of aquaculture by the Agency.  April 5, 2001.  University of Maine, Machias, ME.

March

• National Oyster Disease Research Program and Gulf Oyster Industry Initiative:  Request for Proposals - Approximately $1.85 million is available for the Oyster Disease Research Program and $.9 million for the Gulf Oyster Program in FY-2001 and a similar amount is expected for FY-2002. Therefore, two year proposals are being accepted. The National Oyster Disease Research Program focuses on diseases that are impacting the oyster populations of the US and the Gulf Oyster Industry Program focuses on the oyster industry problems of the Gulf Coast with special emphasis on the human health considerations within that industry.

• Financial Assistance for Research and Development Projects to Strengthen and Develop the US Fishing Industry:  Notice of Solicitation for Applications - NMFS issues this document to describe how to apply for funding under the Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Grant Program and how we will determine whether to fund a proposal.  Under the S-K Program, we provide financial assistance for research and development projects that address various aspects of U.S. fisheries (commercial or recreational), including, but not limited to, harvesting, processing, marketing, and associated infrastructures.

• Waterfowl Baiting Regulations and Fish Farming for 2001-02 Hunting Season - The USFWS has stated that minor revisions in the form of technical amendments will be made to the Waterfowl Baiting Regulations that go into effect for the 2001-02 hunting season.

• Second Announcement of Funds Available for Community-based Habitat Restoration Projects (CRP) - The CRP is a federal financial and technical assitance program that funds grass-roots, community-based activities that restore living maring resources and their habitats.

• Request for Proposals (RFP): Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems, FY 2001 - The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) announces the availability of grant funds and requests proposals for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems Program (IFAFS) for fiscal year (FY) 2001 to support competitively awarded research, extension and education grants addressing key issues of national and regional importance to agriculture, forestry, and related topics.  The amount available for support of this program in FY 2001 is approximately $113, 400,000.

February

• APHIS Public Meeting - will be held to discuss how and to what extent APHIS should regulate aquatic species, and to discuss any other issues concerning possible regulate of aquaculture by the Agency. February 16, 2001.  Radisson Inn, Cincinnati Airport, Hebron, Kentucky.

January

• Economic Research Service (ERS) announces new website.