National Marine Fisheries Service Announces 12-Month Determination on Petition to Revise Critical Habitat for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service has made a 12-month determination on how to proceed with a petition to revise the critical habitat designation for elkhorn and staghorn corals, which are listed as threatened throughout their ranges. The petition seeks to extend the northern boundary of designated critical habitat in Florida to the Lake Worth Inlet, based on the discovery of staghorn corals north of the existing boundary.