Further reading
The following offer the reader more detailed information on precious coral, coral reefs and the management of this resource.
Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Corallium Science, Management, and Trade. Hong Kong. 2009. Link to document
Cooper et al., 2011. Guide to the identification of precious and semi-precious corals. Link to document
OCEANA, 2007. Corals of the Mediterranean. Link to document
NOAA, 2010. NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems Research, Management, and International Cooperation. Link to document
Harriott, 2003. Can corals be harvested sustainably? Link to article
Huang & Ou, 2010. Precious coral fisheries management in Taiwan—Past, present & future. Link to article
Tsounis et al., 2010. The exploitation and conservation of precious coral. Link to article
Chang et al., 2012. Whether to employ trade controls or fisheries management to conserve precious corals (Coralliidae) in the Northern Pacific Ocean. Link to article
Smith et al., 2007. Pink-to-Red Coral: A Guide to Determining Origin of Color. Gems and Gemology. Link to article
Coral: How to regulate harvest of precious pink bounty. Financial Times, 07/03/2012. Link to article
Sekida, S. et al., 2016. Gonadal Morphology and Gametogenesis in Japanese Red Coral Corallium japonicum (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) Collected off Cape Ashizuri, Japan. Link to article
Iwasaki, N. et al., 2012. Morphometry and population structure of non-harvested and harvested populations of the Japanese red coral (Paracorallium japonicum) off Amami Island, southern Japan. Link to article
Nozomu Iwasaki, Rissho University. Sustainable use of precious corals website http://es.ris.ac.jp/~iwasaki/