Posted by: Sandy Steinman | August 9, 2023

Threatened Caribbean Corals Receive Critical Habitat Protections  Center for Biological Diversity

Center for Biological Diversity News Release

Safeguards Follow Alarming Marine Heat Wave

The National Marine Fisheries Service announced critical habitat designations today for five species of Caribbean corals. The agency’s final rule protects 6,500 square miles of marine habitat in Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Navassa Island and the Flower Gardens Banks in the Gulf of Mexico.

Read more at Threatened Caribbean Corals Receive Critical Habitat Protections – Center for Biological Diversity


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