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equipment and support that would greatly assist HAMER in carrying out its
mission of research and education. Your generous contribution of any
of these items is greatly appreciated. Click here to contact the director and make a HAMER wish come true.
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| 1. VR-2W
Receiver |
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Cost per Item: $1175
Number Needed: 3
Total Cost: $3,525
Source: Vemco
www.vemco.com
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| These receivers will be anchored to
the sea floor in designated areas to allow passive tracking of radio tagged
manta rays. This valuable equipment will help to map movements and home
ranges of radio tagged manta rays, and most importantly will help to
identify important nighttime feeding areas. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
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| 2. V-16 Pinger Tags (50-84 kHz) |
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Cost per Item: $280
Number Needed: 6
Total Cost: $1,680
Source: Vemco
www.vemco.com |
| These pinger tags together with the
VR-2W receiver will be used to track individual manta rays to determine
their temporal and geographical movements throughout the day and night.
This will assist in understanding manta ray home ranges, habitat needs, and
valuable feeding areas. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
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| 3. VR-100 Receiver |
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Cost per Item: $5,400
Number Needed: 1
Total Cost: $5,400
Source: Vemco
www.vemco.com |
| The VR100 is a general-purpose
ultrasonic receiver designed for manual tracking of aquatic animals from
small boats or for recording laboratory data. This receiver will allow for
real-time tracking of tagged manta rays. The ability to track an individual
manta ray during a 24 hour period would enable the understanding of how the
manta rays are utilizing particular habitats and feeding areas throughout
the day and night. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
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| 4. SeaDoo ZS07 Explorer |
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Cost per Item: $700
Number Needed: 2
Total Cost: $1,400
Source: Divers Direct
www.diversdirect.com |
| This dive scooter will allow research
divers to access the main manta ray study sights directly from shore saving
both time and costs of deploying a boat to access these areas.
Additionally, shore dives attract less attention to these areas minimizing
the risk of commercial exploitation of these important habitats. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
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Children’s Book Publishing Package |
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Total Cost of Publishing: $1,900
Includes publication, professional editing, Amazon.com
listing, wholesale price prints on demand, marketing package
Source: Booksurge
www.booksurge.com |
| This children’s book is the first of
a series of books about Noelani and her journeys through her underwater
world. Written by Jill Kubatko and Mark Deakos, this book will introduce
second and third graders to life within our oceans and make them aware of
the impact human’s are having on our planet. Once published, this
educational book will be distributed to elementary schools throughout Hawaii
and made available to anyone on Amazon.com. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
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| 6. Canon
Powershot G9 Digital Camera |
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Cost per Item: $450
Number Needed: 1
Total Cost: $450
Source: Amazon
www.amazon.com |
| This digital camera used with the
WP-DC21 underwater housing will enable research divers to continue the
photo-identification of individual manta rays by photographing the unique
markings on their ventral side. Cataloguing new and resighted individuals
will benefit the development of individual life histories. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
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| 7. WP-DC21
Underwater Housing for Canon Powershot G9 |
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Cost per Item: $175
Number Needed: 1
Total Cost: $175
Source: Amazon
www.amazon.com |
| Housing the Powershot G9 digital
camera within this underwater housing will enable research divers to
continue the photo-identification of individual manta rays by photographing
the unique markings on their ventral side. Cataloguing new and resighted
individuals will benefit the development of individual life histories. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
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| 8. Oceanic Delta Four Regulator |
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Cost per Item: $480
Number Needed: 2
Total Cost: $960
Source: Divers Direct
www.diversdirect.com |
| This scuba regulator will directly
contribute to the safety of our research dives and enable the continuation
of the scientific data collection to better understand and monitor
vulnerable island associated manta ray populations. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
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| 9. Oxygen First Aid Kit |
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Cost per Item: $578
Number Needed: 1
Total Cost: $578
Source: DAN
www.diversalertnetwork.com
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| This oxygen first aid kit will
directly benefit the safety of all research divers. This kit will be on
site during all dives in the case of a diving emergency. Click here to contact the director and make this HAMER wish come true. |
