NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
9th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment
December 8, 2008Kacky Andrews, Program Manager
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What Led to the CRCP’s Creation?
1995: Major worldwide bleaching event → coral mortality on a global scale
1997: International Year of the Reef → popular and political awareness
1998: E.O. on Coral Reef Protection → government mandate for action
2000: Coral Reef Conservation Act → funding & expansion of mandate
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What is the Purpose of the CRCP?
MISSION
To support effective management and sound science to preserve, sustain,
and restore valuable coral reef
ecosystems for future generations
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Brief History of CRCP Existence
• Implements Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000• Appropriations for the program began in FY01
and have consistently averaged around $26 M since its inception
• The CRCP operates as a matrix program spanning across 4 NOAA Line Offices: NOS, NMFS, OAR, and NESDIS
• CRCA Reauthorization making progress
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What Does the CRCP Do?
• Supports Management Implementation
• Research & Modeling
• Mapping & Monitoring• Education & Outreach
• Coordination
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CRCP External Review
• Purpose: To obtain independent assessment of effectiveness and recommendations for improvement
• 7 experts in management and science• Big take home messages:
– Narrow and sharpen priorities– Reduce assessments and increase on-the-
ground conservation activities
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CRCP Roadmap for the Future• “Response” to
recommendations• 7 guiding principles• Primary objective:
address coral reef management needs
• Extensive internal and external comment
• 3 priority threats
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Priority Threat: Adverse Effects of Fishing
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Priority Threat: Land-Based Sources of Pollution
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Priority Threat: Climate Change
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Threat-based Working Groups
Charge to each Panel: • Recommend long-term goals (20 years) for
addressing threat• Recommend objectives (5 years) for reaching
goals• Suggest performance measures for all
objectives• Prioritize goals and objectives
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Timeline for Working Groups
• Formed in October: updates posted on web
• Draft goals and objectives by end of March
• Comment period open month of April
• Finalized goals and objectives by end of May
• WE NEED YOUR INPUT
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Worth Conserving
Any Questions?