[Coral-List] Request for Public Comment on the Draft NOAA Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Strategic Plan
Tom Hourigan
Tom.Hourigan at noaa.gov
Mon Oct 20 14:46:04 EDT 2008
Dear Coral List:
On October 17th, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) published a federal register notice to announce the availability
of the /Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management
Strategic Plan/ for a 90-day public comment period. Prepared under the
auspices of NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program and in consultation
with the Nation's eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the Draft
NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Strategic Plan
identifies objectives, priorities and approaches that will guide NOAA's
research, management, and international activities from Fiscal Year 2009
through 2013 as they relate to deep coral and sponge ecosystems. The
/Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Strategic
Plan/ will be available at the following location:
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/Library/Publications/deepcstratplan.pdf
for a period of 90-days from the date of publication of the Federal
Register Notice. The Federal Register Notice, which includes
instructions on submitting comments, is available at:
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/Library/Publications/dscplanfrn.pdf
<http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/Library/Publications/dscplanFRN.pdf>.
Tom Hourigan
Kimberly Puglise
Co-Chairs, NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Working Group
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