Office of Habitat Conservation (OHC)

F/HC leads the coordination of the NMFS responsibilities in the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and contributes to NOAA mandates under the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. To accomplish this, F/HC conducts research, in cooperation with other CRCP partners, and management actions directed toward sustainable coral reef fisheries and coral reef habitat protection and restoration. The office also coordinates with the NMFS regions, centers and regional fisheries management councils and manages and implements part of the Coral Reef Conservation Grants Program. The office also works to evaluate the impact of aquarium trade on coral reef ecosystems and leads the Fisheries and Extractive Uses Working Group of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force

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