The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program publishes a monthly e-newsletter to provide current information on the activities of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program and other relevant NOAA programs.
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Newsletters:
December 2004 - (pdf, 251 kb).
November 2004 - (pdf, 230 kb).
October 2004 - (pdf, 208 kb).
September 2004 - (pdf, 235 kb).
August 2004 - (pdf, 220 kb).
July 2004 - (pdf, 205 kb).
June 2004 - (pdf, 252 kb).
May 2004 - (pdf, 217 kb).
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White grunts school over a coral reef.
Photo credit: Andy Bruckner. |
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Click on the links below to read highlights of NOAA's coral reef activities.
Proceedings from Caribbean Fisheries Workshop Available. The report on the proceedings of the Fall 2002 Caribbean Regional Workshop on Coral Reef Fisheries Management: Collaboration on Successful Management, Enforcement and Education Methods is now available. Visit http://seagrant.uprm.edu/publications.html to download a pdf of the report.
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Task Force co-chair, Tim Keeney, speaks during the February 2004 meeting. Photo Credit: J. Tricoche, NOAA Public Affairs.
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NOAA Hosts Eleventh Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. On February 24 and 25, 2004, NOAA hosted the eleventh meeting of the United States Coral Reef Task Force in Washington, DC. The meeting was co-chaired by Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary of Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and was attended by over 250 people. A summary of the meeting is available on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Web site. The next meeting of the Task Force will be September 14-15, 2004 in Miami Beach, Florida.
Draft Reserve Operations Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Available for Public Comment. The final draft of the Reserve Operations Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is now available for public comment. The Reserve Operations Plan (ROP), prepared by NOAA, contains the recommendations of the Reserve Advisory Council, a 25-member advisory body representing local and national interests. The ROP was prepared in consultation with the State of Hawai’i and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. To view the ROP and find out more about the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve and the sanctuary designation process, visit www.hawaiireef.noaa.gov or call (808) 397-2660.
Aquarius Writing Contest. The National Undersea Research Center (NURC) at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington held a writing contest for students in grades 8-12 in the spring of 2004. The contest asked students to write an essay explaining why they wanted to live underwater for two weeks in the Aquarius undersea laboratory. Winners were announced on May 17, 2004. Visit the Aquarius Web site for more information about the contest and the Aquarius underwater laboratory.
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First Annual Coral Reef Conservation Award Recipients Announced. On February 25, 2004 the co-chairs of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force announced the inaugural recipients of the Governor Tauese P.F. Sunia Memorial Coral Reef Conservation Award. The award recognizes dedicated students who are working to conserve U.S. coral reefs. The award was created in memory of the late governor of American Samoa, in honor of his outstanding leadership and contributions to U.S. coral reef conservation. NOAA is hosting the two 2004 award recipients from the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam.
Inaugural Coral Management Assistants Selected. Five postgraduate students were selected in January 2004, to serve as coral management assistants for the next two years as part of NOAA’s Coral Management Assistantship program. The five assistants will be hosted by: American Samoa Coastal Management Office; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Coastal Resources Management Office; Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources; Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources; and U.S. Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Program. The Assistantship program was established to respond to the need for additional coral reef management capacity and capability in the U.S. flag islands. Assistants are placed with host jurisdictions for two years to support local coral management projects. This inaugural group will work on such coral reef-related issues as overuse, education and outreach, and land-based pollution. Visit www.csc.noaa.gov/cms/assistants for more information.
Coral Reefs and Climate Workshop Proceedings Available. Proceedings from the June 2003 Coral Reefs, Climate and Coral Bleaching Workshop are now available on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Web site. The workshop was organized in response to resolutions by the Task Force and developed partnerships to advance the understanding and management of coral reefs in the context of climate change. NOAA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and nongovernmental partners sponsored the workshop.
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