[Coral-List] Critical Habitat for Threatened Corals Finalized
Gene Shinn
eshinn at marine.usf.edu
Mon Dec 1 14:56:32 UTC 2008
Todd, You hit the nail on the head with, " I think this is just
another example of our government having all the right intentions but
caught up in their own rules and regulations ending up with undesired
consequences. " I have been having my own problems with the critical
habitat designations but am well aware that at this point,
"resistance if futile." Sarah is right " MUCH thought went into the
proposal and finalization of these critical habitat designations." I
know from talking with members of the recovery team (from which I was
excluded). There was much thought but unfortunately not much science
went into to the designations. We now have some large critical areas
designated where Acropora never lived during the past 6,000 years.
Nothing will make it grow there if it would not grow there before
humans moved into the Florida Keys. I pointed this out throughout
the designation process knowing full well that the only input they
wanted had to concur with their plans. But, that's government at
work. Relax and enjoy it. Gene
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No Rocks, No Water, No Ecosystem (EAS)
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