Open AccessNew effort to protect marine areas
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/00eo00179
Subject(s) - executive order , marine protected area , marine conservation , order (exchange) , coral reef , business , environmental resource management , great barrier reef , natural resource , marine ecosystem , environmental planning , environmental protection , fishery , geography , ecosystem , political science , ecology , environmental science , public administration , law , finance , habitat , biology
With his days in office numbered, U.S. President Bill Clinton on May 26 issued an executive order calling for tougher protection for some ocean and coastal resources, and he also called for steps to conserve coral reefs in Hawaii. The executive order directs the Departments of Commerce and Interior to develop a scientifically based, comprehensive national system of marine protected areas that represent varied U.S. marine ecosystems and natural and cultural resources. The order also calls for strengthening the protection of existing protected areas and establishing new or expanded areas.