State of the Reserve Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, 2000-2005
This report provides a summary of progress made toward implementation of the Reserve Operations Plan (ROP) and the activities and accomplishments of NOAA's Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve (reserve). It is a review of the managem...
Policy statement of the National Marine Sanctuary Program artificial reef permitting guidelines
The purpose of this policy is to address how the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) will consider proposals to establish artificial reefs in sanctuaries ... [b]ecause the impacts of artificial reefs are not entirely understood, the NMSP will proceed...
Coral Reef Conservation Program 2002-2006 external panel review final report
This report presents the outcomes of an independent Expert Panel's assessment of the CRCP's activities over the past five years (2002-2006). CRCP asked the Panel to review the effectiveness and efficiency of the Program in achieving the goals identified i...
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument condition report 2009
The report includes pressures on the monument resources, current condition and trends, and management responses to the pressures that threaten the integrity of the marine environment. Specifically, the document includes information on the status and trend...
NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) quarterly report Q2 FY 2011, January - March 2011
The 4,396 metadata records in CoRIS provide managers, researchers, and the public access to 30,737 coral data products via the CoRIS Web site portal. As identified in Table 4, CoRIS continues to acquire metadata. Between January and March 2011, staff adde...
NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) quarterly report Q3 FY 2011, April - June 2011
The 4,470 metadata records in CoRIS provide managers, researchers, and the public access to 30,979 coral data products via the CoRIS Web site portal. As identified in Table 4, CoRIS continues to acquire metadata. Between April and June 2011, staff added 7...
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program fishing impacts implementation plan FY2013-FY2017
The purpose of this plan is to refine the Coral Reef Conservation Program's (CRCP's ) approach to achieving its National Goals and Objectives (G&Os) related to fishing impacts and direct future CRCP investments towards reducing this threat in U.S. coral r...
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program MPA management assessment checklist
Evaluating the current status of marine protected area (MPA) implementation and management can lead to improved MPA effectiveness and performance. Strengthening MPA management to conserve coral reef resources remains a pillar of NOAA's Coral Reef Conserva...
State of the Reserve Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, 2000-2005