Essential Fish Habitat of the Gulf of Mexico GIS data

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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).

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GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords Open resource
GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords Open resource
GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords Open resource
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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
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
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
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource

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