NIMMSA Conservation Fund Year
2020
Number of applications:
4
Grants awarded:
2
Total awarded funds:
$11,370
Awarded Organizations:
Projects
Text Link
Coast-wide Estimate of Humpback Whale Entanglement Survival
Awarded to:
Analysis of long-term scarring data improved understanding of entanglement rates and survival outcomes, informing conservation and mitigation strategies.
Text Link
Monitoring Orcas at the Strider Rubbing Beach
Awarded to:
Fund support enabled the installation of a high-capacity solar power system at the Strider rubbing beach in the Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve. This infrastructure allows for the future deployment of remote camera and hydrophone systems to monitor increased Orca use of the Strider site while minimizing the need for maintenance visits into this sensitive protected area.