Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary: A Case Study

1. Clearly Explain Plan: Coral Restoration Foundation is the world’s largest reef restoration program. It was created in 2007 by Ken Nedimyer, a native Floridian who noticed the coral dying around him after decades of diving in the Keys reefs. CRF began actively restoring reefs in the Florida Keys in 2003 and has since branched out to Bonaire and Curacao. 2.

In summary, in order to save the future of the Barrier Reef “we need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and we need to make policies to protect the Barrier Reef. We also need shift away from power sources like different coal products.” The products that most people are using to this day pollute the air and slowly and slowly and damage the different types of reefs around the world; and we need to switch to renewable energy, because it is not as harsh to the environment as other products. If we do this we can save the Future of the Barrier Reef, Fringing reef, and the Atoll reef and all of the other reefs around the world.

On December 2000, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve was established by an executive order signed by President Clinton. This reserve required the establishment of a Reserve Advisory

Only 100 miles off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, there is a marine ecosystem teeming with life. This ecosystem is called the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS). FGBNMS is a coral reef that monitored and preserved by NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA sees the FGBNMS as a valuable natural resource that we need to protect. The intent of this memo is to identify the resources that FGBNMS provides, what policies are in place to protect those resources, what effect these policies have had, and what actions to take from this point forward. Fortunately, the policies regarding this natural resource are accomplishing the goal of protecting this reef, so I do not recommend to many changes to the existing policies, except for a few slight changes.

In 2015 the World Heritage Committee met in Bonn, Germany and agreed not to place the Reef on the “in danger” list. They praised the establishment of the 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, and particularly the government’s reconsideration of their Abbot Port development plans. They did, however, have a number of conditions to this. The government must continue to send 5- yearly reports on the progress of the reef. If the progress is not deemed satisfactory, the status of the reef is up to

I have been interested in marine sciences since I was a child. I grew up in and around the water. Being a resident of South Florida, and an avid boater, I have seen the degradation of the Florida reef system. I was fortunate enough that my parents were able to purchase a house in Key Largo when I was just 6 years old. I quickly got familiar with the surrounding ocean. My favorite place to go diving was a protected reef about 3 miles offshore called Molasses Reef. Since there is no fishing, lobstering, or even anchoring on this reef, the protected area has not changed much since I was a kid. Yet, one can start seeing changing not too far away for this tropical reef oasis. This part of the reef is unprotected and has changed drastically over

The governments new reef plan with help preserve the Great Barrier reefs species and wildlife.

There are 4,000 species of fish and 800 species of hard coral. Healthy coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse and economically valuable ecosystems on earth. Coral reefs also protect shores against erosion by causing large waves to break and lose some of their force before reaching land. In contrast, coral reefs are one of the most endangered natural resources. Throughout the world, individuals have came to the self-realization that these reefs are dying. Native families on certain islands in Southern Caribbean are no longer able to catch their food close to the shore-line like they once could. Declining reef health is harmful not only to creatures inhabiting coral ecosystems, but also to the human populations that depend upon them. Coral reef depletion is caused inadvertently by air pollution and greenhouse gases. The greenhouse gases cause a change in the PH of the rain. Since coral is a basic substance, acid rain can cause the coral to dissolve away. America should step up to change what is happening for several reasons. These can include because of the reliance on fish for consumption, and the economic gain due to trade or purchase. America is the most powerful country and should therefore take the initiative on these types of issues. Our country has went this period of years without any criminal punishment or regulation for the destruction of our reefs.From the year 1996 to the year 2002, coral reefs onent from 70% coral coverage to below 10% coral coverage. With America’s dependence on fish biodiversity & the supply demand thereof, one can see that allowing coral reefs to undergo such a decline would be a prime example of an unjust action. Boats would purposely run over top of such ecosystems & tear up the homes of millions of organisms. When individuals do this, the economy will directly or

In 1998, the President of the United States Bill Clinton established the Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) to protect and conserve coral reefs.(oceanservice.noaa.gov, 2013) What the United States CRTF is responsible for is mapping and monitoring coral reefs from here in the U.S. to teaming up with Australian organizations. That consists of researching the causes of coral reef degradation including pollution, overfishing, and finding solutions to the coral bleaching already done.  As of the year 2000, NOAA is a principle member of the CRTF and has the responsibility to conserve coral reef ecosystem. “The NOAA partners with scientific, private, government, and nongovernmental organizations at the local, state, federal,

First, I am going to talk about the importance of coral reefs. Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. They are home to 4,000 species of fish, 800 species of hard coral, and hundreds of other species. Scientists believe that there are another 1 to 8 million unidentified species (NOAA). According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, new drugs are being developed from

Given the man-made nature of these problems, it is therefore essential that legislation be introduced in order to limit the impact of growing human development. Currently, there are several laws, both State and Federal, which aim to protect the Great Barrier Reef from

The Great Barrier Reef is dying. Twenty years ago, it was a flourishing string of 3,000 reef systems, and home to thousands of marine species. Today, global warming, water pollution and unregulated fishing are destroying The Great Barrier Reef and in order to reverse the damage, Australia’s government must fund the programs they promised to implement. If these problems are not resolved soon, the world is risking the loss of what thousands of species call home, and a beautiful site.

After the two and half month survey, the data was collected and interpreted by various means: Cluster analysis, Coral Reef Health Index (CRHI) and Distance Population Index (DPI). The coral reef site that had the highest number of a specific indicator organism was to be used as the baseline indicating the healthiest reef. The other sites would be measured of that site and compared for that specific organism. The cluster analysis divided the sites into nine groups of shared characteristics. This allowed Hodgson to determine if reefs of differing natural and anthropogenic factors were

However, many fisherman are unable to catch as many fish as they used to, so they are increasingly using cyanide and dynamite in fishing, which further degrades the coral reef ecosystem.[6] This perpetuation of bad habits simply leads to the further decline of coral reefs and therefore perpetuating the problem. One solution to stopping this cycle is to educate the local community about why conservation of marine spaces that include coral reefs is important.[7] Once the local communities understand the personal stakes at risk then they will actually fight to preserve the reefs. Conserving coral reefs has many economic, social, and ecological benefits, not only for the people who live on these islands, but for people throughout the world as well.

Adopt and implement the National Protected Areas Co-Management Framework for Belize We urge the government to keep collaborating with non-governmental partners. Unfortunately, reversing the trend of reef decline is increasingly more difficult” (Gonzalez, 2009, p 1).