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• Proceedings of the International Cyanide Detection Testing Workshop
  


• Demographic Baseline Report of U.S. Territories and Counties Adjacent to Coral Reef Habitats
  


• 2008 Deep Coral Report to Congress
  


• Status of Caribbean Coral Reefs after Bleaching and Hurricanes in 2005
  


• Coral Histopathology II Report
  


• The State of Deep Coral Ecosystems
  


• Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan
  


• A Reef Manager's Guide To Coral Bleaching
  


• Coral Reef Action Strategy (2002)
  


• Report to Congress (2005)
  
  
• Report to Congress (2008)
  
  

NOAA's Efforts to Improve Use and Effectiveness of MPAs

Coral reef protected areas can safeguard these unique and important resources by protecting important habitats from human impacts.  Protected areas can also serve as important sources of coral larvae and juvenile reef fish for the surrounding ecosystem.  The National Action Strategy (NAS) calls on NOAA and its partners to improve the use and effectiveness of existing marine protected areas.  NOAA works with local, state, and federal partners and stakeholders to strengthen the effectiveness of existing protected areas.

NOAA and its partners are working to build and support networks of coral reef protected areas in the U.S., and to improve the effectiveness of protected area management.  NOAA scientists conduct research to support protected area design and adaptive management.  NOAA scientists also work to better understand the use of protected areas by a variety of species, including commercially important fish species.  In addition, NOAA and its partners conduct studies on the socioeconomic impact and the effectiveness of coral reef protected areas.

Categories of Activities:
Build and Support Systems and Networks of MPAs
Improve MPA Management Effectiveness
Conduct Science in Support of MPA Design and Adaptive Management

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