Datensätze / Final Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Killer Whales


Final Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Killer Whales

Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Issued mehr als 9 Jahre ago

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Summary

Art der Freigabe
a one-off release of a single dataset

Datenlizenz
Not Applicable

Inhaltslizenz
Creative Commons CCZero

Bestätigung
automatisiert zertifiziert

Description

A geospatial data set depicting the boundaries of marine areas designated as critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for Southern Resident killer whales. Data portray three specific areas: Area 1 - Summer Core Area in Haro Strait and waters adjacent to the San Juan Islands; Area 2 - Puget Sound; and Area 3 - Strait of Juan de Fuca. The areas designated include all marine waters deeper than 20 feet (6.1 meters) relative to a contiguous shoreline delimited by the line of extreme high water. These areas occur within the following counties in Washington state: Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom.