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Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for Five Species of Threatened Indo-Pacific Corals

endangered-species · Published 2025-07-15 · Effective 2025-08-14 · 90 FR 31800

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Document number
2025-13238
Federal Register citation
90 FR 31800
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Publication date
2025-07-15
Effective date
2025-08-14
NOAA docket
Docket No: 250709-0123

Abstract

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.

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