by Matt Pedersen | Aug 29, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
via NOAA – August 27th, 2014 NOAA lists 20 coral species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act Contact: Connie Barclay (301) 427-8003 (202) 441-2398 (Cell) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2014 NOAA announced today it will afford Endangered Species Act...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 26, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt
16 February 2010 Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources Division NMFS Comment on petition to list 82 species of coral under the ESA To Whom it May Concern, I am writing as an academic expert on the biology and ecology of reef corals (Scleractinia) and...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 26, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt
Testimony for listing 66 coral species under the Endangered Species Act Background In principle, I find that listing many of the proposed coral species under the ESA is warranted, is based on the best available science, and is of value. I commend the biological review...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 26, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt
April 6, 2013 Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources, NMFS, Southeast Regional Office 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Fax 727-824-5309; Attn: Protected Resources Assistant Regional Administrator. Re: Listing of 66 Reef-Building Coral...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 16, 2013 | CORAL Excerpt
We recently ran a number of stories online regarding the last minute effort to interject commentary into the efforts to list 66 species of stony corals under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). [Story #1, #2, #3, #4] Between Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013, and the closure...
