September 13, 2013
The National Marine Fisheries Service settled a suit in Florida federal court Friday with an environmental group that claimed the agency had failed to create a recovery plan for elkhorn and staghorn corals as required under the Endangered Species Act.
January 25, 2013
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service on Wednesday in Florida federal court, saying the agency has failed to create a recovery plan for elkhorn and staghorn corals as required when it protected them under the Endangered Species Act in 2006.