Rubio, Florida Colleagues Urge NOAA to Prepare for Coral Health Emergency
June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
Last summer, corals in the Florida Reef Tract came under severe heat stress and experienced coral bleaching. Anomalous ocean temperatures may cause similar impacts this summer. The federal government has the authority to respond under emergency provisions of the Coral Reef Conservation Act (CRCA).
In December 2022, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's (R-FL) Restoring Resilient Reefs Act was en . . .
Last summer, corals in the Florida Reef Tract came under severe heat stress and experienced coral bleaching. Anomalous ocean temperatures may cause similar impacts this summer. The federal government has the authority to respond under emergency provisions of the Coral Reef Conservation Act (CRCA).
In December 2022, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's (R-FL) Restoring Resilient Reefs Act was en . . .