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RULES
Elkhorn and staghorn corals were listed as threatened under the ESA on May 9, 2006. NOAA Fisheries has issued three rules pertaining to this listing. Listing Rule 4(d) Rule Critical Habitat Rule 90-day Finding on Petition to Revise Critical Habitat
Elkhorn and staghorn corals were listed as threatened under the ESA on May 9, 2006. NOAA Fisheries has issued three rules pertaining to this listing.
Listing Rule
4(d) Rule
Critical Habitat Rule
90-day Finding on Petition to Revise Critical Habitat
RECOVERY
NOAA Fisheries is charged with developing a recovery plan to identify all actions necessary to delist elkhorn and staghorn corals. A recovery team is working on a draft plan, which will be released for public comment prior to finalization. Elkhorn and Staghorn Recovery Outline - Updated July, 2012 "Be Coral Conscious" Brochure "Tenga Conciencia Ante Los Corales" Folleto
NOAA Fisheries is charged with developing a recovery plan to identify all actions necessary to delist elkhorn and staghorn corals. A recovery team is working on a draft plan, which will be released for public comment prior to finalization.
Elkhorn and Staghorn Recovery Outline - Updated July, 2012
"Be Coral Conscious" Brochure
"Tenga Conciencia Ante Los Corales" Folleto
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) Photo: W. Jaap (jpg)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
PRESENTATIONS
Critical Habitat Hearings Presentation Acropora Conservation Workshop Presentation Listing Public Meeting Presentation
Critical Habitat Hearings Presentation
Acropora Conservation Workshop Presentation
Listing Public Meeting Presentation
Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) Photo:W. Jaap (jpg)
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CURRENT RESEARCH
**NEW** Navassa Island Expedition Blog (April 2009)
REPORTS
Summary Report: Acropora Conservation Workshops (2006) Atlantic Acropora Status Review (2004) Status of Candidate coral, Acropora palmata, and its snail predator in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: 1998-2001 (2002) Proceedings of the Caribbean Acropora Workshop: Potential Application of the U.S. Endangered Species Act as a Conservation Strategy (2002)
Summary Report: Acropora Conservation Workshops (2006)
Atlantic Acropora Status Review (2004)
Status of Candidate coral, Acropora palmata, and its snail predator in the upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: 1998-2001 (2002)
Proceedings of the Caribbean Acropora Workshop: Potential Application of the U.S. Endangered Species Act as a Conservation Strategy (2002)
LINKS
NOAA SEFSC Acropora Research
NOAA Fisheries SER Coral Conservation
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
US Coral Reef Task Force
SURVEY AND MONITORING PROTOCOLS
Interim Acropora Survey Protocol for Section 7 Consultation Demographic Monitoring Protocol
Interim Acropora Survey Protocol for Section 7 Consultation
Demographic Monitoring Protocol
Elkhorn and Staghorn Critical Habitat
For additional information on this subject contact: Jennifer Moore (727) 824-5312
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Last Updated: November 30, 2012