[Coral-List] NOAA Coral Reef Conservation External Review Report Available

[Steven Thur]

In September, the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) convened a 
panel of distinguished experts to conduct an external review of the 
program. The panel was charged with assessing CRCP effectiveness over a 
five-year period (FY2002-2006) and providing recommendations for the 
future direction of the program. NOAA is pleased to announce that the 
CRCP has received the panel’s report, which may be found at 
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/review.html.

NOAA would like to recognize the efforts of the panelists and thank them 
for their contributions. They had a tremendous amount of information to 
evaluate and comment upon, and provided their report in a timely manner. 
The CRCP is developing a framework within which we will craft the future 
direction of the program. This effort will incorporate the review 
panel’s recommendations, new mandates included in a reauthorized Coral 
Reef Conservation Act, and suggestions solicited from reef managers, 
scientists, advocates, and stakeholders.

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Steven Thur, Ph.D.
Acting Coral Division Chief
Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
N/ORR3, SSMC4, Rm. 10201
1305 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910

email:  steven.thur at noaa.gov
phone:  301.713.3155 x147
fax:  	301.713.4387