"You do have to use the extinction word, because that's where the trend lines say they are," Bullard said. "That's something we can't let happen."
Officials: Whales, after deadly year, could become extinct →
"The goal is to protect as much coral as you can while minimizing impact on various industries that are fishing near the corals," said John Bullard, a regional administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service and a member of the fishery council.
Group votes to protect some Atlantic corals, balk on others →
