Support for coral reef studies in the US

Stephanie Bailenson Stephanie_Bailenson at commerce.senate.gov
Thu Jun 17 13:24:56 EDT 1999


Dear Coral-Listers,
While not a direct response to Judy's posting about coral funding, I wanted to 
bring to your attention a bill currently being considered in the US Senate.  
S. 725, the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1999, was introduced on March 24, 
1999 by Senators Snowe and McCain. In response to concerns about the declining 
conditions of coral reefs and the identification of needs raised by the U.S. 
Coral Reef Task Force and in the ICRI Renewed Call to Action, this bill focuses 
on community based conservation.  The Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries has 
scheduled a hearing on June 30, 1999 to discuss S. 725.

If you would like to see the bill you can download it at <www.senate.gov/>.  
The Senate homepage has a prompt for a bill search where you can input the bill 
number S. 725.  I invite you all to take a look.

Stephanie Bailenson

Stephanie Bailenson
Professional Staff
Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries 428 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ph:202-224-8172
Fx:202-228-0326
stephanie_bailenson at commerce.senate.gov


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Subject: Re: Support for coral reef studies in the US
Author:  Judith Lang & Lynton Land <JandL at rivnet.net> at Internet
Date:    6/17/99 11:12 AM


Dear Coral-Listers,
As many of you in the US will have heard by now, the initial Senate 
committee budgets for NOAA in FY2000 contain no new funds for the coral 
reef-related projects that were requested by senior NOAA personnel!

Although certain activities at the University of Hawaii and the National 
Coral Reef Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are apparently receiving 
favorable consideration, not being funded are other areas of NOAA's Lands 
Legacy Initiative (see http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s108.htm and  
http://192.64.69.47/BudgetRequest2000.htm).

Apparently Americans are failing to  ensure that their collective voice is 
being heard with respect to these issues; perhaps folks here are just not 
aware of the present precarious status of many coral reefs. Anyone who is a 
U.S. citizen and wishes increased funding for NOAA's reef 
research/survey/restoration projects is urged to contact his/her respective 
federal legislators and briefly explain the many economic, ecological, 
societal, aesthetic etc., reasons for conserving reefs, both in US waters 
and abroad.  
Judy Lang

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<FONT SIZE="2">Dear Coral-Listers,<BR>
As many of you in the US will have heard by now, the initial Senate committee
budgets for NOAA in FY2000 contain no new funds for the coral reef-related
projects that were requested by senior NOAA personnel!<BR>
<BR>
Although certain activities at the University of Hawaii and the National Coral
Reef Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are apparently receiving favorable
consideration, not being funded are other areas of NOAA's Lands Legacy
Initiative (see http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s108.htm and &nbsp;<BR>
http://192.64.69.47/BudgetRequest2000.htm).<BR>
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Apparently Americans are failing to &nbsp;ensure that their collective voice is
being heard with respect to these issues; perhaps folks here are just not aware
of the present precarious status of many coral reefs. Anyone who is a U.S.
citizen and wishes increased funding for NOAA's reef research/survey/restoration
projects is urged to contact his/her respective federal legislators and briefly
explain the many economic, ecological, societal, aesthetic etc., reasons for
conserving reefs, both in US waters and abroad. &nbsp;<BR>
Judy Lang<BR>
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