MEDIA ADVISORY Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior Museum opens Coral Reefs: Imperiled Habitats of the Sea exhibitWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior Museum will open the exhibit Coral Reefs: Imperiled Habitats of the Sea on Jan. 18, 2008. This exhibit, which includes stunning photographs of coral reefs in U.S. waters, is free and open to the public. To bring the world’s the attention to these beautiful living habitats, 2008 is designated International Year of the Reef. Coral reefs are communities formed by millions of tiny coral animals over thousands of years. Although they provide habitat to one-third of all ocean species, almost two-thirds of all existing coral reefs are being destroyed or are threatened. The Department of the Interior, along with the Department of Commerce, co-chairs the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force that was established by Presidential Executive Order 13089 “to preserve and protect the biodiversity, health, heritage, and social and economic value of U.S. coral reef ecosystems and the marine environment” in the waters of the United States and internationally.
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Last Updated on 01/19/08