NOAA - Ecosystem Goal Team - To protect, restore and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach to management

Coral Reef Conservation Program Delivers Report to Congress

On April 12 th 2010, NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) delivered the Implementation of the National Coral Reef Action Strategy: Report on NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Activities from 2007 to 2009 to Congress. The report provides examples of the activities conducted by the CRCP and its partners to implement the National Coral Reef Action Strategy. It is the third of the biennial progress reports to Congress required by the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. >> read more

NOAA to Hold Public Listening Sessions to Guide Drafting of New Aquaculture Policy

NOAA will hold six listening sessions in April and May to hear recommendations from the public that will help the agency develop a new national policy for sustainable marine aquaculture. Marine aquaculture is the cultivation of marine organisms, such as shellfish and finfish, for food and other products. >> read more

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