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Outcomes

CSCOR Coral Programs provide scientific and technical information to resource managers and policy makers for the development of management strategies and new policies that protect coral reefs. Example outcomes include:

  • Mangrove cutting moratorium in Palau to decrease sediment loading on reefs
  • Establishment of standards to maintain coral reef health during beach renourishment activities in Broward County, Fla
  • Area closures to create sustainable aquarium trade fisheries off Hawaii's Kona coast
  • Forensic evidence for coral reef damage cases and assessments in Hawaii and Micronesia
  • Research results used to support reauthorization of the US Coral Reef Conservation Act and policy development by US Coral Reef Task Force All Islands Committee
  • Testimony and review for the US Commission on Ocean Policy

In addition, CSCOR is a leader in the incorporation of local ecological knowledge and stakeholder input into the resource management process, to enhance coral reef science and policy development.