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So color me stupid, but who exactly funds NOAA? I was under the assumption it came out of the federal budget
In the case of the "Party Boat", it was funded from fines received from illegal fishing. Those fines cannot go into the federal budget, so LE is allowed to use the proceeds to support LE activities. Most LE organizations are using that type of money to buy fuel for their LE boats, etc.
On a large pile of smokin' A'a, the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. 2,175 miles to Alaska, 2,390 miles to California; 3,850 miles to Japan; 4,900 miles to China; 5,280 miles to the Philippines.
I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one.
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"They are the McDonalds of diver certification. Quick, inexpensive and tasty. Pardon me for saying so, but I also believe it to be a health hazard." - DCBC
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On a large pile of smokin' A'a, the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. 2,175 miles to Alaska, 2,390 miles to California; 3,850 miles to Japan; 4,900 miles to China; 5,280 miles to the Philippines.
I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one.
"Too often ... people enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought" - Leapfrog
"They are the McDonalds of diver certification. Quick, inexpensive and tasty. Pardon me for saying so, but I also believe it to be a health hazard." - DCBC
"It truly does boil down to motivation ... if you believe something is hard, or unnecessary to learn, you won't learn it ... even if it's completely within your capability" - Bob (Grateful Diver)
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Originally Posted by Thalassamania
Most of NOAA is, some of it isn't. I believe that there are some user fees in there too.
There are user fees throughout the federal government, I pay one every time I enter Everglades National Park for instance. However please don't discount that without the "we the people" paying taxes, the people running around on the NOAA party boat would have to find honest employment.
Too bad funding was cut. I did 2 Hydrolab (predecessor to Aquarius) missions at St. Croix in the mid '80s. Tremendous opportunity to get alot of reef research done in short time. Unfortunately, it appears our government can no longer afford such things. Just like each of us, when money is tight you have to prioritize........
Quick update:
A new nonprofit has been formed, Aquarius Foundation. I will post the new web site soon.
We are working on a BOD and there are about 16 on the Advisory Board as of this date.
There are folks right now in DC attending Capital Hill Ocean Week functions talking about Aquarius.
Our next meeting is June 12th, hope to have more info to share at that point.
As always, I welcome your feedback on this forum or a PM.
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Originally Posted by Reck Diver
