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Essential Fish Habitat |
Amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, approved by Congress in 1996, included provisions for the description, identification, conservation, and enhancement of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). Included in the Magnuson-Stevens amendments is a deadline to have all EFH amendments to fishery management plans (FMP) under the federal Fishery Management Councils submitted to the Secretary of Commerce by October 11, 1998. While the Magnuson-Stevens amendments specify that EFH provisions apply only to fish populations under federal management, they also indicate that the EFH provisions apply to all life stages of those fish populations. In many cases, various life stages of fish under federal management require habitats that are located in state jurisdictions; consequently, state agencies charged with management of fish and the environment within their jurisdictional boundaries have a vested interest in the designation of EFH. The 1998 Generic Amendment for Addressing Essential Fish Habitat Requirements 1998 EFH Habitat Association Tables Brown Shrimp Distribution Maps The distribution maps of the species managed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council are located at http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/research/fisheryecology/EFH/Relative/index.html. If you would like a copy of the Council’s EFH amendment, they can be contacted at (813) 228-2815 or at www.gulfcouncil.org. Other Important EFH Links
http://galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/research/fisheryecology/EFH/index.html There have been |
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