NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems

Research, Management, and International Cooperation

• Author(s): Commerce Dept., NOAA, Coral Reef Conservation Program,
• Publisher: Government Printing Office
• Pages: 73
• ISBN_10: 0160862868
  ISBN_13: 9780160862861
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / Government / Federal , Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas , Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / General , Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Science / Life Sciences / Marine Biology , Science / Earth Sciences / Oceanography , Technology & Engineering / Fisheries & Aquaculture ,

Description:...

NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP 11. Identifies goals, objectives, and approaches to guide NOAA's research, management, and international cooperation activities on deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems for fiscal years 2010 through 2019. Integrates research and conservation needs and is intended to be a flexible, evolving document that allows NOAA and its partners to address new management challenges and priorities as appropriate. The primary goal of this Strategic Plan is to improve the understanding, conservation, and management of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems.