Datasets / Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Areas Protected From Fishing


Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Areas Protected From Fishing

Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Issued almost 10 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

Designated Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) areas where fishing or the use of fishing gears has been restricted or modified in order to minimize the adverse effects of fishing on EFH, as required by Section 303(a)(7) of the Magnuson Stevens Act.