[Coral-List] Removal of Oculina varicosa from the list of 83 corals proposed for ESA listing...

[Sarah Heberling]

For NMFS' reasons for not reviewing the status of /Oculina varicosa/ 
further, please refer to the 90-day finding at our website here:
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/esa/pdf/75FR6616_90day_Finding_83_Corals.pdf

In the summary, we state:
"we find that the petition fails to present substantial scientific or 
commercial information indicating that the petitioned action may be 
warranted for /Oculina varicosa/."

Thank you again,
Sarah

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Sarah E. Heberling
NOAA Fisheries Service
Phone: (727) 824-5312
Fax: (727) 824-5309
Email: Sarah.Heberling at noaa.gov
Web: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pr.htm

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coral-list-request at coral.aoml.noaa.gov wrote:
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:20:53 -0400
> From: Colin Foord <colin.foord at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Removal of Oculina varicosa from the list of
> 	83	corals proposed for ESA listing...
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
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> Could someone from the NMFS elaborate on why *Oculina varicosa* was removed
> from the original list of 83 coral species recommended by the CBD for ESA
> listing?
>
> If it was successfully petitioned along with the other 82, then I am
> confused.  I thought that these sorts of decisions were made after the
> initial comment period ended, and based on previous responses on Coral List
> "They (NMFS) cannot change the list or ignore the request, or add to the
> list".
>
> Thanks,
> Colin Foord
> Miami, FL
>