1994Public Domain1860The Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for corals and reef-associated plants and invertebrates includes over 100 species of coral (including stony corals, sea fans and gorgonians) and over 60 species of plants (including seagrasses) and invertebrates. The Plan covers two distinct components. The first is a fishery for live invertebrates which are marketed for the marine aquarium trade. Aside from reef-associated invertebrates, this fishery includes what is widely known as live-rock - rock substrate supporting diverse invertebrate life forms. Live-rock is highly valued by aquarists and there is a rapidly growing market for this resource. The second component of the Plan comprises corals and coral reefs. These resources are of enormous value for the reef communities that they support, for their physical capacity to protect coastlines and for their aesthetic value. Indeed traditional coastal fisheries in the Caribbean may best be characterized as coral reef fisheries intimately dependent on the backbone of habitats created by coral reefs and associated invertebrates.noaa:19792Coral%20FMP%201994.pdfnoaa:3noaa:5application/pdfAlcyonaceaCoralsEnvironmental impact analysisFishery managementHabitatInvertebratesMarine aquariumsPlantsReefsScleractiniaSeagrasses2019-03-15T18:12:57.372ZThe Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for corals and reef-associated plants and invertebrates includes over 100 species of coral (including stony corals, sea fans and gorgonians) and over 60 species of plants (including seagrasses) and invertebrates. The Plan covers two distinct components. The first is a fishery for live invertebrates which are marketed for the marine aquarium trade. Aside from reef-associated invertebrates, this fishery includes what is widely known as live-rock - rock substrate supporting diverse invertebrate life forms. Live-rock is highly valued by aquarists and there is a rapidly growing market for this resource. The second component of the Plan comprises corals and coral reefs. These resources are of enormous value for the reef communities that they support, for their physical capacity to protect coastlines and for their aesthetic value. Indeed traditional coastal fisheries in the Caribbean may best be characterized as coral reef fisheries intimately dependent on the backbone of habitats created by coral reefs and associated invertebrates.1994NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)SubmittedPublic Domain1860urn:sha256:b9dc0dfdb88d786a1fbf822b8cc8fcd2cf8b825cac2dc37d3e4b843cbd064e9ftrueUnited States. National Marine Fisheries ServiceUnited States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)Caribbean Fishery Management CouncilEnvironmental Assessment2021-06-22T13:49:01.029ZFishery Management Plan, Regulatory Imapct Review, and Final Enviornmental Impact Statement for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin IslandsFishery managementEnvironmental impact analysisCoralsReefsPlantsInvertebratesScleractiniaAlcyonaceaSeagrassesMarine aquariumsHabitatSubmittedCoral%20FMP%201994.pdfFishery managementEnvironmental impact analysisCoralsReefsPlantsInvertebratesScleractiniaAlcyonaceaSeagrassesMarine aquariumsHabitatNMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)Puerto RicoUnited States Virgin Islands1994Fishery Management Plan, Regulatory Imapct Review, and Final Enviornmental Impact Statement for Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands2053830Puerto RicoUnited States Virgin IslandsActiveUnited States. National Marine Fisheries ServiceUnited States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)Caribbean Fishery Management Council1994; ,1994https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/1979220210622134901PR-65.248715-67.3998717.7841318.64574Coris bibliographic