NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems: Research, Management, and International Cooperation

摘要

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the lead federal agency mandated to conserve and manage the nations marine resources, including deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems. As our understanding of these resources has grown, so has the need to target research and management actions. The NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems: Research, Management, and International Cooperation represents a concerted effort to identify exploration, research, management, and international cooperation activities that provide the information needed to implement appropriate management measures to protect and conserve deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems.