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Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for Five Species of Threatened Indo-Pacific Corals
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 15, 2025. It took effect on August 14, 2025.
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What the agency says
We, NMFS, designate critical habitat for five threatened Indo- Pacific coral species, Acropora globiceps, A. retusa, A. speciosa, Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa (formerly Euphyllia paradivisa), and Isopora crateriformis, pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Final critical habitat includes 18 specific areas encompassing approximately 237 square kilometers (km\2\; 92 square miles, mi\2\) of marine habitat in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Pacific Remote Island Areas, and Hawai[revaps]i. We have considered economic, national security, and other relevant impacts of the designations, but are not excluding any areas from the critical habitat designations due to anticipated impacts.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-13238
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- July 15, 2025
- Takes effect
- August 14, 2025
- Dates
- This rule is effective August 14, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No: 250709-0123
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0648-BJ52
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 223; 50 CFR 226
- Topics
- Endangered and threatened species; Exports; Imports; Transportation
- Pages
- 52
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