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1. 1. MACNA XVIII - Houston

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   Published on: 4/9/2008   Last Visited: 4/9/2008

   Andy Bruckner, PhDMACNA XVIII - Houston
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   Andy Bruckner, PhD
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   Andrew Bruckner is a coral reef ecologist with the NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation.Andrew received his MS in marine biology from Northeastern University, Boston MA in 1988, and his Ph.D. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1999.His Ph. D. thesis involved a study on the occurrence, impact and treatment of black-band disease.During the 1990s he devoted much of his time to Caribbean coral reef research, focusing on the effects of coral predators and coral diseases on the survival of important reef-building corals.Andrew has also been involved in the development, implementation and training in coral health monitoring protocols.
   
   Andrew currently works on the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program and the U.S.Coral Reef Task Force on international and domestic coral reef conservation activities.Through the Coral Disease and Health Consortium (CDHC) he has been working with partners to develop diagnostic criteria for coral diseases, implement a rapid response protocol to address coral disease outbreaks; and improve our understanding of the global distribution and abundance of coral diseases and relationships with environmental factors.He recently developed a coral disease identification CD for western Atlantic reefs and partnered with UNEPs World Conservation Monitoring Center to implement the Global Coral Disease Database.He also continues his research on coral diseases and predators in Bonaire, Curaçao, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Flower Gardens.His recent efforts on the international trade in coral reef species include analyses of the volume, sources and types of coral reef species collected for marine aquaria and curiuos; an identification guides for corals in trade; assistance to developing countries in the development of sustainable management guidelines for ornamental coral reef fisheries; use of CITES Appendix II listings to prevent unsustainable trade in seahorses, humphead wrasse, corals, and other species on of CITES; the development of conservation strategies for sea cucumbers, and collection and mariculture guidelines for stony corals.In addition to his coral reef research, Andrew manages two parts of the NOAA coral grants program and helps coordinate NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Programs coral reef research, monitoring and management efforts.Recent awards include a 2004 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), and a 2003 NOAA Administrators Award.
   
   Promoting a sustainable marine aquarium trade
   
   Andrew Bruckner

2. 2. KnoxNews: National

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   Depending on the water temperature in which they live, elkhorn coral can grow up to 6 inches a year and staghorn up to 9 inches a year, said Andy Bruckner, coral scientist with NOAA Fisheries.
   
   The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first considered the two coral for Endangered Species Act protection in 1999, he said.
   
   "We worked for four years on pulling as much information together as we could from regional monitoring groups, our own scientists ... to see how much decline there's been," Bruckner said.

3. 3. Tallahassee Democrat | 03/19/2005 | Scientists: Coral reefs need more protection

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   Published on: 3/19/2005   Last Visited: 3/19/2005

   Andy Bruckner, a coral-reef ecologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said the article's criticism of efforts to protect reefs wasn't "completely fair."
   
   In the past few years, as the decline of reefs has become evident, the federal government set up the U.S.Coral Reef Task Force and in 2000 released the National Action Plan to Conserve Reefs.The government has set a goal of designating no-take zones in reefs and their associated ecosystems.But he said no-take zones must be implemented carefully to get maximum support from people who fish and other interest groups.The federal government has worked with local governments to develop land-use policies that could protect reefs from coastal erosion.
   
   "If we implement everything we're planning to do, it could halt it and start the recovery," he said.