This document identify policies and actions to implement the Department of Defense's responsibilities under Executive Order 13089 on Coral Reef Protection, and are a requirement of the interim Task Force policy titled "Oversight of Agency Actions Affecting Coral Reefs." The plan contains a comprehensive overview of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps policies and programs related to coral reef protection, describes military activities potentially affecting coral reef ecosystems and lists funding sources for coral reef conservation activities. The plan also discusses DoD research, outreach, and stewardship initiatives, planned and in progress, designed to protect and enhance coral reef ecosystems. This plan demonstrates DoD's commitment to incorporating coral reef protection and conservation into its military training and operational activities.

"The purpose of this plan is to refine the Coral Reef Conservation Program's (CRCP's ) approach to achieving its National Goals and Objectives (G&Os) related to fishing impacts and direct future CRCP investments towards reducing this threat in U.S. coral reef ecosystems over the next five years"--Purpose statement.