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Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Staghorn Coral, Elkhorn Coral, Pillar Coral, Rough Cactus Coral, Lobed Star Coral, Mountainous Star Coral, and
We, NMFS, announce a 5-year review of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus), rough cactus coral (Mycetophyllia ferox), lobed star coral (Orbicella annularis), mountainous star coral …
Published
01/07/2021
Proposed Rule to Designate Critical Habitat for the Threatened Caribbean Corals
We, NMFS, propose to designate critical habitat for the threatened Caribbean corals: Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata, O. franksi, Dendrogyra cylindrus, and Mycetophyllia ferox pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Twenty-eight…
Published
11/27/2020
Listing of 20 Reef-Building Coral Species Under the ESA
We, NOAA Fisheries, are publishing this final rule to implement our final determination to list the following 20 species as threatened: five in the Caribbean (Dendrogyra cylindrus, Orbicella annularis, Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella franksi, and…
- Final Rule (79 FR 53852, September 10, 2014)
- Proposed Rule (77 FR 73219, December 7, 2012)
- 90-day Finding (75 FR 6616, February 10, 2010)
- Status Review Report of 82 candidate coral species (2011)
- Management Report for 82 corals (2012)
- Petition (2009)
- Supplemental Information Report (2012)
- Literature Cited in the Final Rule
- Final Management Report
- U.S. Distributions of the 15 ESA-listed Indo-Pacific Coral Species
- Field Identification Guide to the Threatened Corals of the U.S. Pacific Islands
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