WASHINGTON — October 23, 2013 — NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service is awarding North Carolina, three other states and two Caribbean nations $8 million to restore threatened coral populations and marshes and to remove marine debris.
A statement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says funding will also go to Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
The funding is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional contributions from project partners.
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