U.S. Reef Status

[KENNARD POTTS 202-260-9178]

          Can anyone identify a reference or documentation which would  
          characterize a percentage of degradation of United States reefs?   
          I know that Wilkinson was the basis for the International Coral  
          Reef Initiative's global characterization of 10% of the worlds  
          reefs being degraded beyond recovery.  Has any similar work been  
          done for the U.S. reefs?  By U.S. reefs, this would include  
          Florida, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American  
          Samoa and Northern Mariana.  Any suggestions? 

          Ken Potts 
          U.S. EPA 
          Oceans and Coastal Protection Division (4504F) 
          401 M Street, SW 
          Washington, DC 20460 

          Email: POTTS.KENNARD at EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV 

          Thanks,  
          Ken