A report from an environmental coalition says bottom trawlers have hauled up 128 previously unknown species of coral in the past three years...Environmental groups say it adds to a growing mountain of research that the fishing practice needs to be shut down...Forest & Bird spokesperson Geoff
The National Marine Fisheries Service has extended the comment period for its proposal to designate critical habitat for seven Indo-Pacific corals listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and found within U.S. waters. The end of the public comment period has been extended from Feb.
