Memorandum on Protection of U.S. Coral Reefs in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.(Transcript)(Brief Article)

From: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents | Date: May 29, 2000| Author: Clinton, Bill | Copyright information

May 26, 2000

Memorandum for the Secretary of interior, the Secretary of Commerce

Subject: Protection of U.S. Coral Reefs in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands

The world's coral reefs--our tropical rain forests of the water--are in serious decline. These important and sensitive areas of bio-diversity warrant special protection. While the United States has only 3 percent of the world's coral reefs, nearly 70 percent of U.S. coral reefs are in the Northwe...

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