[Coral-List] NOAA CRCP and TNC Partnership: Setting the Record Straight

[Curtis Kruer]

"The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program has a multi-year cooperative
agreement with TNC to provide technical assistance, training and capacity
building to managers in the states and territories."

People being people, the real question might be does the anti-regulatory
mindset of TNC interfere in any way with NOAA's and the US feds'
requirements to protect and regulate the protection of marine resources and
habitats for which it is responsible?  I think we all know by now that
education (teaching folks to "do the right thing") and training alone are
not adequate. 

Curtis R. Kruer 
Consulting Biologist 
P.O. Box 753 
105 Mill St. 
Sheridan, MT, USA 59749-0753 
406-596-0347 cell, 406-842-5127 fax 
kruer at 3rivers.net 
Owner-Ranch Maps and Aerials 
Vice-President, Coastal Resources Group, Inc.- a Florida based
501(c)(3) non-profit


-----Original Message-----
From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
[mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Kacky.Andrews
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:55 AM
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: [Coral-List] NOAA CRCP and TNC Partnership: Setting the Record
Straight

I feel the need to respond to Gene Shinn's posting about the partnership
between NOAA and TNC on issues concerning coral reef conservation. The NOAA
Coral Reef Conservation Program has a multi-year cooperative agreement with
TNC to provide technical assistance, training and capacity building to
managers in the states and territories. This cooperative agreement was
awarded through a competitive process via a published notice in the Federal
Register. TNC provides a 50% match for NOAA funding under this agreement. A
cooperative agreement is different than a grant because it requires
"substantial federal involvement." Working together toward common goals with
each party contributing equal amounts--this meets my definition of
partnership. This partnership between CRCP and TNC does not include any work
associated with any changes in law, creating or amending any regulations or
any work on the petition to list 82 species. Linking the job posting to any
of these is factually incorrect and misleading.

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