Proposed Start Date: 1 September 1997
Proposed Duration: 60 months
Total Budget: $5,100,328
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. | $453,191 | 400,135 | 534,564 | 518,331 | 447,345 |
| University of Maine | $285,699 | 242,770 | 260,927 | 290,070 | 165,967 |
| University of New Hampshire | $90,967 | 35,201 | 89,094 | 67,902 | 15,946 |
| University of Mass./Dartmouth | $45,118 | 35,477 | 47,340 | 47,340 | 22,379 |
| U.S. Geological Survey | $40,598 | 63,168 | 42,445 | 36,216 | 29,689 |
| National Marine Fisheries Service | $30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 6,100 |
| Medical Univ. South Carolina | $53,010 | 38,099 | 49,067 | 41,520 | 38,756 |
| Bigelow Laboratory | $71,598 | 59,480 | 78,687 | 65,685 | 45,447 |
| Dartmouth College | $25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| DFO Canada | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | $1,095,181 | $891,231 | $1,108,057 | $1,080,544 | $757,773 |
Note: This is a collaborative proposal being submitted by 16 principal investigators from 11 institutions. With the exceptions of Dalhousie University, which is a subcontractor with WHOI, and DFO Canada, which is not requesting funds, we are including here separate cover pages and budgets for each institution.