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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.