[Coral-List] NOAA releases Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan
Coral Research Plan
coral.researchplan at noaa.gov
Thu Mar 1 11:17:15 EST 2007
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Releases
Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan
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March 1, 2007
Today, in conjunction with the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting in
Washington, D.C., the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
released a new document entitled "NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Research
Plan for Fiscal Years 2007 to 2011." The Coral Reef Ecosystem Research
Plan provides coastal and ocean managers, scientists, and policy makers
with the most up-to-date scientific information to address the complex
nature of the threats facing coral reef ecosystems, and identifies
priority research needed to advance management action. The Research
Plan is designed to help NOAA and non-NOAA entities guide priority
setting for coral reef ecosystem research through FY 2011.
The NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan is NOAA's first agency-wide
coral reef ecosystem research plan. Covering all coral reef ecosystems
under the jurisdiction of the U.S. and Pacific Freely Associated States,
the plan provides a national perspective on the research needed to
address the range of stresses affecting the health of coral reef
ecosystems, summarizes the management and other issues that will drive
research at the regional level, and focuses on the use of research to
guide effective implementation of ecosystem-based management
strategies. For more information and copies of the Research Plan:
http://coris.noaa.gov/activities/coral_research_plan/.
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