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CCMA releases report detailing the current status of shallow water coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. and associated Pacific territories

CCMA releases report detailing the current status of shallow water coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. and associated Pacific territories.

The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2005 represents an initial effort to determine the present condition of shallow water coral reef ecosystems based on quantitative results of assessment and monitoring activities conducted by Federal, State, Territory, Commonwealth, non-governmental, private, and academic partners. The report, which is the second in a series, was produced in close collaboration with teams of experts that authored chapters on the condition of coral reef ecosystems in each of 14 jurisdictions. Data and information presented in the report represents the contributions of over 160 scientists and managers working throughout the country as part of a growing coral reef integrated observing system. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Branch, part of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, led the development of the report with support from NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program. The report was called for in the National Coral Reef Action Strategy (NCRAS) and was designed to address the primary threats, goals, and objectives outlined in the NCRAS, the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and other guidance documents developed by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, and its member organizations.

For the full report fact sheet, click here.

For more information please contact Mark.Monaco@noaa.gov (NCCOS; 301-713-3028 x 160), or Jenny.Waddell@noaa.gov (NCCOS; 301-713-3028 x 174)