Description
Essential fish habitat (EFH) for Gulf of Mexico waters and/or substrate areas in the Gulf of Mexico, which may include estuaries and open water from the US/Mexico border to the boundary between the areas covered by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) from estuarine waters out to depths of 100 fathoms. Essential fish habitat (EFH) consists of areas of higher species density, based on the NOAA Atlas (NOAA 1985) and the functional relationships analysis in the EIS (GMFMC 2004).
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/maps_gis_data/habitat_conservation/efh_gom/index.html | HTML | This links to a web page to download shapefiles, maps, metadata, and Google Earth layers for 8 Essential Fish Habitat and Habitat of Particular Concern areas, which are designated in the 2005 Generic EFH Fishery Management Plan Amendment | Open resource |
| Citation URL | HTML | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- alabama
- coastal migratory pelagic resources
- coral and coral reef
- doc/noaa/nmfs/sero
- efh
- eis
- environmental impact statement
- essential fish habitat
- essential fish habitat program
- fishery-dependent
- fishery management plan
- florida
- gulf of mexcio
- gulf of mexico fishery management council
- habitat
- louisiana
- magnuson-stevens fishery conservation and management act
- mississippi
- national marine fisheries service
- noaa
- non-environmental data
- red drum
- reef fish
- shrimp
- southeast regional office
- southeast u.s.
- spiny lobster
- stone crab
- texas
- u.s. department of commerce