Hawaii FEP - Western Pacific Fishery Council

PreciousCoralsCoral ReefEcosystemsSpecies Complex EFH HAPCDeep-water precious corals (150–750 fm):Pink coral (Corallium secundum), red coral (C.regale), pink coral (C. laauense), midway deepseacoral (C. sp nov.), gold coral (Gerardia spp.), goldcoral (Callogorgia gilberti), gold coral (Narellaspp.), gold coral (Calyptrophora spp.), bamboocoral (Lepidisis olapa), bamboo coral (Acanellaspp.)Shallow-water precious corals (10-50 fm):black coral (Antipathes dichotoma), black coral(Antipathis grandis), black coral (Antipathes ulex)All Currently Harvested Coral Reef TaxaAll Potentially Harvested Coral Reef TaxaEFH for Precious Corals is confinedto six known precious coral bedslocated off Keahole Point,Makapuu, Kaena Point, Wespacbed, Brooks Bank, and 180 FathomBankEFH has also been designated forthree beds known for black coralsin the Main Hawaiian Islandsbetween Milolii and South Point onthe Big Island, the Auau Channel,and the southern border of KauaiEFH for the Coral Reef EcosystemMUS includes the water columnand all benthic substrate to a depthof 50 fm from the shoreline to theouter limit of the EEZIncludes the Makapuubed, Wespac bed,Brooks Banks bedFor Black Corals, theAuau Channel hasbeen identified as aHAPCIncludes all no-takeMPAs identified in theCRE-FMP, all Pacificremote islands, as wellas numerous existingMPAs, research sites,and coral reef habitatsthroughout the westernPacific201