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Federal decision looms over Florida's Oculina Bank coral reef
Original: Oculina Bank: Rare Florida coral reef faces pivotal federal decision over return of shrimp trawling
Federal regulators are weighing whether to allow shrimp trawling to return to the Oculina Bank, a rare and fragile deep-water coral reef off Florida's Atlantic coast. Environmental advocates and scientists warn that bottom trawling could damage the protected reef, which has been the subject of decades-long conservation efforts, while fishing interests support the change. The decision is seen as pivotal for the reef's future.
Why now: A pivotal federal ruling on reopening a protected coral reef to shrimp trawling is imminent, drawing attention from conservationists and fishermen.
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- Oculina Bank: Rare Florida coral reef faces pivotal federal decision over return of shrimp trawling · WPTV
- Oculina Bank: Rare Florida coral reef faces pivotal federal decision over return of shrimp trawling · WFLX
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