Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: coralreefcap-in-lists.aza.org
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><)> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:18 AM
><)> To: Nick Zarlinga
><)> Subject: Petition on Corals
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><)> | National Public Comments Sought on Petition to
><)> List Elkhorn Coral,
><)> | Staghorn Coral and Fused-Staghorn Coral under
><)> the Endangered Species
><)> | Act On June 23, NOAA Fisheries announced the
><)> receipt of a petition
><)> | from the Center for Biological Diversity to list
><)> elkhorn coral
><)> | (Acropora palmata), staghorn coral (A. cervicornis), and
><)> | fused-staghorn coral (A. prolifera) as
><)> endangered or threatened, and
><)> | to designate critical habitat under the
><)> Endangered Species Act. These
><)> | species are found in the Gulf of Mexico,
><)> Caribbean Sea, and tropical
><)> | portions of the Atlantic Ocean. All three
><)> acroporids are fast growing
><)> | branching corals, found predominantly in shallow
><)> reefs from subtidal to 30
><)> m depth.
><)> | NOAA Fisheries will conduct a status review to
><)> determine if the
><)> | petitioned action is warranted. To ensure that
><)> the review is
><)> | comprehensive, NOAA Fisheries is seeking the
><)> following information:
><)> | (1) Historical and current distribution and abundance;
><)> | (2) historic and current condition;
><)> | (3) population status and trends;
><)> | (4) information on any current or planned
><)> activities that may
><)> | adversely impact these species; and
><)> | (5) ongoing efforts to protect their habitat.
><)> Any information should
><)> | be accompanied by supporting documentation such
><)> as maps, bibliographic
><)> | references, or reprints of pertinent
><)> publications, and the submitter's
><)> | name, address, and any association, institution,
><)> or business that the
><)> | person represents.
><)> | Members of the public are also asked to suggest
><)> individuals who may be
><)> | qualified to take part in the peer review
><)> process. Information related
><)> | to this petition must be received no later than
><)> August 23, 2004. You
><)> | may submit comments via E-mail to:
><)> Acropora.Info-in-noaa.gov
><)> | <>. Include "Docket No.
><)> | 040610181-4181-01" in the subject line of the
><)> message. You may also
><)> | send information on paper, disk, or CD-ROM to
><)> the Assistant Regional
><)> | Administrator for Protected Resources, NMFS
><)> Southeast Regional Office,
><)> | 9721 Executive Center Drive North, Suite 102,
><)> St. Petersburg, FL 33702. For
><)> more information, contact:
><)> | Jennifer Moore or Dr. Stephania Bolden in the
><)> Southeast Regional
><)> | Office at
><)> | (727) 570-5312, or Marta Nammack in the Office
><)> of Protected Resources
><)> | at
><)> | (301) 713-1401, ext. 180.
><)> |
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><)> |
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