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.