"The EFH Mapper is a one-stop tool for viewing the spatial representations of fish species, their life-stages and important habitats. NOAA Habitat Conservation provide links to supporting materials, including fishery management plans, and the ability to d...
The NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation protects, restores, and promotes stewardship of coastal and marine habitat to support our nations fisheries and preserve our coastal communities for future generations.
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorized
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, Public Law 109-479 (MSRA), provides NOAA additional science and management authorities related to deep-sea coral communities. The MSRA directs the Secretary of Commerce,...
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program: Deep Sea Corals
Deep-Sea Corals are distributed across a wide range of depths and latitudes, in both temperate and tropical oceans. This website presents the current knowledge, research, and issues facing deep-sea corals.
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 oth...
"Created in 1991, the Restoration Center is the only office within NOAA solely devoted to restoring the nations coastal, marine, and migratory fish habitat. We focus on four priority habitat restoration approaches, where we can have the biggest impact to ...
Developing an Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Framework: Evaluating Success of Land-Based Sources of Pollution Management on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico
"The current document provides an update on the ongoing effort to develop an Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Framework that will provide the basis for evaluating success of land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) management on Culebra. In 2020, NOAA m...
Restocking of keystone herbivore species, Diadema antillarum, to reduce algal overgrowth (Phase II)
"On November 12, 2021, 500 lab-reared Diadema antillarum were transported by cargo van to Puerto del Rey Marina in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. At each reef, 20 sea urchins were placed in three experimental corrals, and the rest were released onto the reef in grou...
Response to Physical Impacts on Coral Reefs in Puerto Rico and the USVI 2020 Report
"Since 2009, NOAAs Restoration Center (RC) performed restoration at 137 sites in Puerto Rico (PR) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and reattached over 48,000 corals. In 2020, the RC received reports of 23 groundings in PR and the USVI. Due to government...
Response to Physical Impacts on Coral Reefs in Puerto Rico and the USVI 2021 Report
"Since 2006, NOAAs Restoration Center (RC) performed restoration at 142 sites in Puerto Rico (PR) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and reattached over 60,000 corals (Table 1). In 2021, the RC received reports of 28 groundings in PR and the USVI . Emerge...
Essential Fish Habitat Mapper v3.0