08-10-2005, 01:49 PM
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* August 9, 2005
* R E E F D I S P A T C H
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* Branching Corals Need
* Public Support to Win
* Endangered Act Protection
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* -- sign on via --
*[url "http://www.reefguardian.org/"]http://www.reefguardian.org[/url]*
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A Periodic Inside Look at a Coral Reef Issue from
Alexander Stone, ReefGuardian International Director
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Dear Friend of Coral Reefs,
After being prompted by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") has proposed protecting elkhorn and staghorn corals as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, a major advancement for coral reef conservation.
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However, NMFS has not proposed fused-staghorn coral for protection, has not created a proposal to protect the corals' critical habitats, and has only proposed protecting the corals as "threatened," rather than "endangered."
U.S. branching corals need you to actively stand up for them by signing onto the "Featured Petition" at [url "http://www.reefguardian.org/"]http://www.reefguardian.org[/url]/#speak , to ask NMFS to provide full protection for branching corals by protecting all three at-risk species as "endangered" and by designating critical habitat for them as soon as possible.
Elkhorn, staghorn, and fused-staghorn corals were once the primary components of coral reef ecosystems throughout the Caribbean. But since the 1970s, these three species have declined by over 97% in nearly every location that scientists have systematically studied. Coral diseases and global warming are threatening the continued existence of these species, but fortunately the Endangered Species Act can provide resource managers with tools to combat these threats once full Endangered Species Act protections are provided. IF NMFS takes full-protection action for these species.
That's why it's so important that you go to our newly updated website ([url "http://www.reefguardian.org/"]http://www.reefguardian.org[/url]) and click onto the Featured Petition, so you can add your voice to the demand for full Endangered Species Act protection for staghorn, elkhorn and fused-staghorn coral... before they completely disappear.
Thanks so much for caring!
Alexander Stone
Director
ReefGuardian International
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[url "http://www.reefguardian.org/"]http://www.reefguardian.org[/url]
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* August 9, 2005
* R E E F D I S P A T C H
* _________________________
* Branching Corals Need
* Public Support to Win
* Endangered Act Protection
*
* -- sign on via --
*[url "http://www.reefguardian.org/"]http://www.reefguardian.org[/url]*
*****************************
A Periodic Inside Look at a Coral Reef Issue from
Alexander Stone, ReefGuardian International Director
____________________________________________________
Dear Friend of Coral Reefs,
After being prompted by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") has proposed protecting elkhorn and staghorn corals as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, a major advancement for coral reef conservation.
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However, NMFS has not proposed fused-staghorn coral for protection, has not created a proposal to protect the corals' critical habitats, and has only proposed protecting the corals as "threatened," rather than "endangered."
U.S. branching corals need you to actively stand up for them by signing onto the "Featured Petition" at [url "http://www.reefguardian.org/"]http://www.reefguardian.org[/url]/#speak , to ask NMFS to provide full protection for branching corals by protecting all three at-risk species as "endangered" and by designating critical habitat for them as soon as possible.
Elkhorn, staghorn, and fused-staghorn corals were once the primary components of coral reef ecosystems throughout the Caribbean. But since the 1970s, these three species have declined by over 97% in nearly every location that scientists have systematically studied. Coral diseases and global warming are threatening the continued existence of these species, but fortunately the Endangered Species Act can provide resource managers with tools to combat these threats once full Endangered Species Act protections are provided. IF NMFS takes full-protection action for these species.
That's why it's so important that you go to our newly updated website ([url "http://www.reefguardian.org/"]http://www.reefguardian.org[/url]) and click onto the Featured Petition, so you can add your voice to the demand for full Endangered Species Act protection for staghorn, elkhorn and fused-staghorn coral... before they completely disappear.
Thanks so much for caring!
Alexander Stone
Director
ReefGuardian International
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[url "http://www.reefguardian.org/"]http://www.reefguardian.org[/url]
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