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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.