Endvidere er dybhavskoralrev for nylig blevet optaget på en liste over truede naturtyper under konventionen om beskyttelse af havmiljøet i det nordøstlige Atlanterhav (»OSPAR-konventionen«).
Furthermore, deep-water coral reefs have recently been included in a list of endangered habitats in the framework of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention).