NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR FIVE SPECIES OF THREATENED INDO-PACIFIC CORALS

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for Five Species of Threatened Indo-Pacific Corals.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 15 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: We, NMFS, designate critical habitat for five threatened Indo-Pacific coral species, Acropora globiceps, A. retusa, A. speciosa, Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa(formerly Euphyllia paradivisa), and Isopora crateriformis, pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Final critical habitat includes 18 specific areas encompassing approximately ...