Essential Fish Habitat

<div style='text-align:center;'><div><span style='color:#000000; font-size:x-large;'>Essential Fish Habitat</span></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:large;'>This feature layer, utilizing data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), displays Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) in the United States. Per&nbsp;</span><a target='_blank' href='https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/essential-fish-habitat' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:large;'>NOAA</span></a><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:large;'>, "</span><span style='color:#000000; font-size:large;'>Fish and other marine species depend on their habitat to survive and reproduce. Congress improved the nation's primary fisheries law in 1996 to recognize the importance of healthy habitat for commercial and recreational fisheries.</span><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-size:large;'>"</span></div><div><br />&nbsp;</div><div><span style='color:#000000; font-size:large;'>Data Disclaimer for Nationwide EFH: This GIS data layer is a composite of regional designations for EFH. Note: The inland extents were defined by medium to low resolution coastline data and may be subject to coastline artifacts.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style='text-align:center;'><img src='https://fedmaps.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/499ade7794b547de9e47a5d7ca1052cc/data' alt='USDOC NOAA Essential Fish Habitat _ 800x400 _ screen capture' /></div><div style='text-align:center;'><span style='font-size:large;'><i>Longfin Mako Shark EFH</i></span></div><div><span style='color:#000000; font-size:large;'><strong>Data currency:</strong></span><strong>&nbsp;</strong><span style='color:#000000; font-size:large;'>03/10/2021</span></div><div style='text-align:left;'><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:large;'><strong>Data source:&nbsp;</strong></span><a target='_blank' href='https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/protection/efh/newInv/index.html' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:large;'>Essential Fish Habitat - Data Inventory</span></a></div><div><div style='font-family:inherit;'><div style='font-family:inherit;'><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:large;'><strong>Data modification: </strong>None</span></div><div style='font-family:inherit; font-size:16px;'><span style='color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:inherit; font-size:large;'><font style='font-family:inherit;'><strong>For more information:&nbsp;</strong></font></span><a style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); font-family:inherit; text-decoration-line:none;' target='_blank' href='https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/protection/efh/index.html' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:large;'><font style='font-family:inherit;'>Essential Fish Habitat</font></span></a><span style='font-size:large;'><font style='font-family:inherit;'>;&nbsp;</font></span><a style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); font-family:inherit; text-decoration-line:none;' target='_blank' href='https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/essential-fish-habitat-mapper' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:large;'><font style='font-family:inherit;'>Essential Fish Habitat Mapper</font></span></a></div></div><div style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><div style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><span style='color:#000000; font-size:large;'><font style='font-family:inherit;'><strong>For feedback please contact:</strong></font></span><span style='font-size:large;'><font style='font-family:inherit;'>&nbsp;</font></span><a style='color:rgb(33, 117, 155); font-family:inherit; text-decoration-line:none;' href='mailto:[e-mail]' rel='nofollow ugc'><span style='font-size:large;'><font style='color:rgb(33, 117, 155); font-family:inherit;'>[e-mail]</font></span></a></div></div><div style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:16px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'><br />&nbsp;</div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px;'><p style='margin-bottom:1.55rem; margin-top:0px; padding:0px; text-align:center;'><span style='color:#000000; font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:x-large;'>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</span></p><p style='margin-bottom:1.55rem; margin-top:0px; padding:0px;'><span style='color:#000000; font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>Per&nbsp;</span><a target='_blank' href='https://www.noaa.gov/about-our-agency' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:large;'>NOAA</span></a><span style='color:#000000; font-family:Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif; font-size:large;'>, its mission is "To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, ocean, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources."</span></p></div><div style='font-family:inherit; font-size:16px; margin:0px; padding:0px;'>&nbsp;</div></div></div>