US plans to protect thousands of miles of coral reefs in Pacific and Caribbean

In a long-awaited move from the Trump administration, the US has proposed critical habitat protections for twelve coral species in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The rules would protect over 6,000 sq miles (nearly 16,000 sq km) of critical coral habitat. The rules cite climate change as the most severe threat to all 12 coral species across their range...Fishing and land-based pollution have also contributed to the species’ decline.

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