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NOAA & the Deep Sea Coral Reef
NOAA & the Deep Sea Coral Reef SCIENTISTS EXPLORE LITTLE KNOWN DEEP-WATER CORAL REEF IN THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY A team of scientists operating from the ... , out of Key West, were the first researchers to explore a little known deep-water coral reef with spectacular coral cover during a recent reconnaissance survey in a remote area west of the ...
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Protecting U.S. Deep-Sea Corals through Legislation
Fact sheets on deep sea coral legislation [PDF] Deep sea coral ...
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MCBI release first report on US deep-sea corals
Deep sea ecosystems support bizarre and beautiful life forms, some of them hundreds ... protect deep sea coral communities". Current US management strategies focus on fisheries rather than an ecosystem based management approach and consequently do not provide sufficient protection for deep sea coral ...
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The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition - Recent News
More US move signals hope for saving marine habitats 21 February 2005 Seeking to protect deep-sea coral beds and other sensitive fish habitat, a US federal fishing council banned bottom trawling ... Council has just adopted a proposal from the European Commission for urgent measures to protect deep sea coral reefs around the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. More Ocean conservation the next global ...
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The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition - Science Tour
FAO Technical Consultation on International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas, 25 - 29 August, Rome NAFO Annual Meeting, 22 - 26 ... trawling • MCBI's website. • Scientists' Statement on Protecting the World's Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems. • Deep sea coral photos and video In 1978 he began working on ocean policy at the ...
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Eco-Pros Coral Communities
Some small patches of coral can be found even as far north as the Arctic Circle. Unlike the tropical reef-forming corals, deep-sea cold-water coral polyps do not form a ... the deep-sea coral and other organisms in deep sea marine ecosystems. What we do know is that coral communities are immensely important ecosystems that provide life support to a tremendous abundance of marine life. Coral ...
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CHAMP - Coral Disease Identification and Information - NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Physiology, and Effect on Its Coral Host.' Biological Bulletin 166 (2): 368-383. Grygier MJ and Cairns SD (1996). 'Suspected Neoplasms in Deep-Sea Corals (Scleractinia: Oculinidae: Madrepora Spp.) ... ). 'Coral Diseases and Drupella Cornus Invasion in the Red Sea.' Coral Reefs 17 48. Antonius A (1995). 'Pathologic Syndromes on Reef Corals: A Review.' Second European regional meeting; Coral reefs ...
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Deep-Sea Coral Petition Announcement for Public Comment
Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Habitat Public Comments Received on Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Habitat Rulemaking Petition Federal Register Notice of NMFS Decision and Response to Public Comments on the Ocean Deep-Sea Coral ...
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Voyage to the Aleutian Islands: Understanding Alaska’s Deep Sea Frontiers
Coral distribution was systematically studied down to a depth of 3000 m. An apparent change in density, diversity, and species composition was observed at a depth of approximately 1400 m. Deep-sea coral ... Stone from the Auke Bay Laboratory in Juneau, Alaska, headed Team 3, which studied deep-sea coral and sponge distributions (3), habitat associations, and species diversity, along a 500-km region ...
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Deep-Sea Coral Research
Deep-Sea Coral Research Delicate pink parasol coral (Metallogorgia sp.) extends into the water column The term 'coral' evokes images of shallow sunlit ... deep-sea communities. We must understand the distribution, fundamental life history, repbroduction and ecological role of these organisms in order to manage and conserve these forests of the deep. Polyps extended from deep-sea coral colony Coral ...
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