December 16th, 2014<\/p>\n
Tomorrow, the National Marine Fisheries Service publishes a proposed
\nrule to list 3 corals (\/Cantharellus noumeae, Siderastrea glynni,
\n\/and\/Tubastraea floreana\/) as endangered under the Endangered Species
\nAct.\u00a0 This finding is part of a wider finding on a petition to list 81
\nmarine species.\u00a0 Of that original 81 species there were 23 species of
\ncoral.\u00a0 In our 90-day finding on the petition on 25 October 2013 we
\ndetermined 20 of those 23 corals were not warranted for listing.
\nTomorrow’s finding relates to the 3 remaining species.<\/p>\n
The proposed listing of the three corals as endangered is consistent
\nwith our recent listing of 20 corals as Threatened under the ESA. The
\nspecies being proposed tomorrow are found in fewer countries and
\necoregions and are subject to additional species-specific threats in
\ntheir small ranges.\u00a0 Specifically, \/Catharellus noumea\/ occurs only in
\nNew Caledonia and possibly Papua new Guinea, \/Siderastrea glynni\/ occurs
\nonly in Panama where it currently only exists in captivity, and
\n\/Tubastraea floreana\/ is now known from only one site in the Galapagos
\nIslands.<\/p>\n
As with all listing proposals, we seek information from interested
\nparties and the public on the status, threats, and conservation of these
\nspecies.\u00a0 The public comment period will close on 17 February 2015.<\/p>\n
Links to the petition, proposed rule (including the version that went on Tomorrow the fully formatted version of the proposed rule and a link to Please submit any comments or information through that site.<\/p>\n \/\/<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n December 16th, 2014 Tomorrow, the National Marine Fisheries Service publishes a proposed rule to list 3 corals (\/Cantharellus noumeae, Siderastrea glynni, \/and\/Tubastraea floreana\/) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.\u00a0 This finding is part of a wider finding on a petition to list 81 marine species.\u00a0 Of that original 81 species there were 23 species … Continue reading Coral-List: National Marine Fisheries Service Proposes listing 3 corals as endangered<\/span>
\npublic inspection today), and status reviews can be found on our website at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.nmfs.noaa.gov\/pr\/
\nthe public comment site will also be accessible from the above web page.<\/p>\n
\nDwayne Meadows, Ph.D.
\nSpecies of Concern National Program Coordinator
\nEndangered Species Division
\nOffice of Protected Resources (F\/PR3)
\nNational Marine Fisheries Service
\n1315 East West Highway
\nSilver Spring, MD 20910
\n(301) 427-8467<\/a>
\nFAX: (301) 713-4060<\/a>
\nDwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/www.nmfs.noaa.gov\/pr\/