In 2002 the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force adopted the "Puerto Rico Resolution" which calls for the development of three-year Local Action Strategies (LAS) by each of the seven member U.S. states, territories and commonwealths. These LAS are locally-driven roadmaps for collaborative and cooperative action among federal, state, territory and non-governmental partners which identify and implement priority actions needed to reduce key threats to valuable coral reef resources.

The goals and objectives of the LAS are linked to those found in the U.S. National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs, adopted by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force in 2000. From the thirteen goals identified in the National Action Plan, the Task Force prioritized six threat areas as the focus for immediate local action: over-fishing, land-based sources of pollution, recreational overuse and misuse, lack of public awareness, climate change and coral bleaching, and disease.

Guam has five LAS: fishery management; land-based sources of pollution; recreational use and misuse; lack of awareness; and coral bleaching and disease and globlal climate change

LAND-BASED SOURCES OF POLLUTION

Local Navigator: Dave Limtiaco

Federal Navigator: None at this time

CORAL BLEACHING AND DISEASE AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Local Navigator: Laurie Raymundo

Federal Navigator: None at this time

FISHERY MANAGEMENT

Local Navigator: Jay Gutierrez

Federal Navigator: Valerie Brown

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPANSION AND RELATED IMPACTS

Local Navigator:

Federal Navigator: Mark Defley