NOAA lists 20 coral species as threatened under the endangered species act.

[Scythanith]

Originally Posted by KPG007

Also, I believe, this is a US ruling and does not apply to Canada. That said, as most of our corals come through the US....

If the species are successfully added to the CITES Appendices then Environment Canada uses the Canadian Wildlife Services to enforce them. Canada signed on with CITES in 1975.

Now my question is since the NOAA and ERA are american, do they now have to apply to CITES to have the corals upgraded from Appendix II to Appendix I?