ReefRegulations

Laws and Regulations About Coral Reefs

Worldwide laws concerning coral reefs

• Wildlife protection act

 * Hunting

 * Ownership

 * Penalties

• Endangered Species Act

* background

* preventing extinction

* listing process

* survival and recovery

* what is a critical habitat?
  
* permits and agreements
 
* effectiveness 
 
* endangered species list

• WWF

* background 

* approaches to conservation

* involvement with government

  * policy making

* critiques of WWF

* important programs and campaigns

• Global Coral Reef monitoring network

* background

* sponsors

* how to get involved

 * training and workshops

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

* background

* regulation on trade

* amendments

* critiques of CITES

• International Coral Reef Initiative 1994 (ICRI) *1

* background

* amendments

 * what qualifies as a marine ecosystem

* locations implemented

• Coral Reef Alliance

* background

* involvement

* locations implemented

United States laws concerning coral reefs *2

• Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (CRCA) *3

* background

* goals

* programs established

  * National Coral Reef Action Strategy

  * Coral Reef Conservation Program

  * Coral Reef Conservation Fund

  * National Program

• Hawaiian laws concerning coral reefs

* National Marine Sanctuary Act

* regarding stony corals

* regarding sale of corals

* protected species of coral

* penalties

• Floridian laws concerning coral reefs *4

* Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative

* penalties

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

* background

* divisions

• Coral Reef Task Force

* background

* locations implemented

* goals

International laws concerning coral reefs

• Indian laws concerning coral reefs *5

* species protected

• Australian laws concerning coral reefs

* species protected

• Caribbean laws concerning coral reefs *6

* species protected

* Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA)

Sources

1. Drake, Susan F. "The International Coral Reef Initiative: A Strategy for the Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs and Related Ecosystems." Coastal Management. 4th ed. Vol. 24. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis, 1973. 279-99. Print. Ser. 1996.

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4. Craig, Robin Kundis. "Coral Reefs, Fishing, And Tourism: Tensions In U.S. Ocean Law And Policy Reform." Stanford Environmental Law Journal27.1 (2008): 3-41. Environment Complete. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.

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6. "New Laws To Protect The Barrier Reef." Australian Maritime Digest 206 (2011): 15. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.