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Gulf of Mexico Essential Fish Habitat
The content of this web page was developed in 1998 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) to to assist with the identification of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) in coastal waters of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the gulf coast of Florida. These and other products were used by the Council to amend their fishery management plans in accordance with the EFH requirements of the re-authorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act. Current information on EFH is available from NMFS’ Office of Habitat Conservation at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/habitatprotection/efh/, NMFS’ Galveston Lab at http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/research/fisheryecology/EFH/index.html. and from GMFMC at http://www.gulfcouncil.org/. Current information on NOAA's Estuarine Living Marine Resources (ELMR) project is available at http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/estuaries/elmr.html.Download ELMR Species Relative Abundance Tables:
NOAA's Estuarine Marine Resources (ELMR) Relative Abundance and Distribution Data 1.0 MB
Download Non-ELMR Species Relative Abundance Tables:
Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) 144k
Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris) 144k
Mutton Snapper (Lutjanus analis) 144k
Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) 144k
Offshore Species Abundance & Distribution Maps:
Gulf of Mexico Reef
Fishes Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp
Gulf of Mexico Red Drum
Gulf of Mexico Spiny Lobster
Gulf of Mexico Stone Crab
Gulf of Mexico Coral
View Estuarine Living Marine Resources Species Relative Abundance & Ditribution Map Products for All Gulf Estuaries. Also Included are Seasonal Salinity Isohaline Distribution Maps
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TX, LA,
MS, AL, FL
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