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Meet Your Pacific Islands Protected Coral Species

Five of the 15 Indo-Pacific corals listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act occur in U.S. waters. Here they are!
December 07, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Yellow coral that has colonies of thick, finger-like branches that are always closely spaced. Acropora globiceps at Tinian island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Under the Endangered Species Act, A. globiceps is listed as threatened in CNMI, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaiʻi, and the Pacific Remote Islands Area. Credit: Doug Fenner

Restoring Florida's Iconic Coral Reefs

Mission: Iconic Reefs is an effort to protect and restore seven key reef sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
December 07, 2023 - Podcast ,
Southeast
Tan corals fanning out with fish swimming among them The branches of fast-growing elkhorn coral provide important habitat for fish. Populations of this iconic coral have declined across the Caribbean due to disease, bleaching and storms. Credit: NOAA

Celebrate Corals Week

Corals Week is December 4–8, 2023! Join us in celebrating this diverse group of invertebrate animals and the reef habitats they create.
December 04, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Corals in clear pristine waters. Shallow water provides habitat for branching corals (Acropora spp), as seen here on a reef flat in Guam. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonathan Brown

“Shedding Light on Threatened Corals” Pacific Islands Infographic

An infographic showing how characteristics of four ESA-listed corals change with depth and are impacted by light levels and wave energy. It also lists key threats to corals and the importance of corals for coastal protection, habitat, and the economy.
December 09, 2022 -
Pacific Islands
This infographic features four illustrations of ESA threatened corals in separate circles organized by depth with the coral in the shallowest habitat at the top and the deepest at the bottom over a dark silhouetted reef seascape in the background.