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### Fisheries Data: Critical Habitat

These data depict areas designated as critical habitat for species listed as threatened or endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The definitive descriptions are always the textual descriptions in the Federal Register notice of the rule implementing the critical habitat for each species.

Alaska| Northwest| Southwest| Northeast| Southeast| Pacific Islands
Alaska Region

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### North Pacific Right Whale Description: This dataset represents critical habitat for the North Pacific Right Whale as designated by Federal Register Vol. 73, page 19000, April 8, 2008. Go to Map

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### Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat Description : This dataset represents critical habitat for Steller sea lions in Alaska as designated by Federal Register Vol. 58, page 4526, August 27, 1993. NMFS has also implemented a complex suite of fishery management measures designed to minimize competition between fishing and the endangered population of Steller sea lions in critical habitat areas. Those management measures are the Steller sea lion protection measures Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]



### Northwest Region

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### Green Sturgeon, Southern Distinct Population Segment Description: This dataset represents critical habitat for the southern distinct population segment of green sturgeon as designated in Federal Register Vol. 74, page 52300, October 9, 2009. Metadata [pdf] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### Oregon Coast Coho Salmon Description : This dataset represents critical habitat for the Oregon Coast evolutionarily significant unit of coho salmon as designated in Federal Register Vol. 73, page 7816, February 11, 2008. Go to Map Go to Data

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### Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Critical Habitat Description : These datasets identify freshwater, estuarine, and marine areas designated as critical habitat in Federal Register Vol. 70, page 52630, September 2, 2005 for 12 evolutionarily significant units or distinct population segments of Pacific salmon (Chinook, chum, and sockeye) and steelhead in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Go to Map Go to Data 

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3/7/2011 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/gis/data/critical.htmChinook Salmon • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Chinook Salmon • Marine Critical Habitat for Puget Sound Chinook Salmon • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Puget Sound Chinook Salmon • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Upper Columbia River Spring-run Chinook Salmon • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Upper Willamette River Chinook Salmon

Chum Salmon • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Columbia River Chum Salmon • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Hood Canal Summer-run Chum Salmon • Marine Critical Habitat for Hood Canal Summer-run Chum Salmon
Sockeye Salmon • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Ozette Lake Sockeye Salmon

Steelhead • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Upper Columbia River Steelhead • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Steelhead • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Middle Columbia River Steelhead • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Snake River Basin Steelhead • Freshwater Critical Habitat for Upper Willamette River Steelhead

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### Southern Resident Killer Whale Description : This dataset represents critical habitat for the Southern Resident Killer Whale as designated by Federal Register Vol. 71, page 69054, November 29, 2006. Go to Map Go to Data

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### Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat Description : This dataset represents critical habitat for Steller sea lions in Oregon as designated by Federal Register Vol. 58, page 4526, August 27, 1993. Metadata for Detailed Polygon Data [pdf] Detailed Polygon Map [pdf] Overview Point Map



### Southwest Region

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### Chinook Salmon & Steelhead Description : These datasets identify freshwater and estuarine areas designated as critical habitat in Federal Register Vol. 70, page 52488, September 2, 2005, addressing 7 evolutionarily significant units or distinct population segments of Chinook salmon and steelhead in California. Metadata Go to Map Go to Data

Chinook Salmon • Critical Habitat areas for California Coastal Chinook • Critical Habitat areas for Central Valley Spring-run Chinook

Steelhead • Critical Habitat areas for Northern California Steelhead • Critical Habitat areas for Central California Coast Steelhead • Critical Habitat areas for South-central California Coast Steelhead • Critical Habitat areas for Southern California Steelhead • Critical Habitat areas for California Central Valley Steelhead

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### Green Sturgeon, Southern Distinct Population Segment Description: This dataset represents critical habitat for the southern distinct population segment of green sturgeon as designated in Federal Register Vol. 74, page 52300, October 9, 2009. Metadata [pdf] Go to Map Go to Data [zip] 

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### Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat Description This dataset represents critical habitat for Steller sea lions in California as designated by Federal Register Vol. 58, page 4526, August 27, 1993. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]



### Northeast Region

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### Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon Description : This dataset represents critical habitat for the Gulf of Maine distinct population segment of Atlantic salmon as designated by Register Vol. 74, page 29300, June 19, 2009. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### North Atlantic Right Whale Description : This dataset represents the critical habitat for North Atlantic Right Whale as designated by Federal Register Vol. 59, page 28793, June 3, 1994. Metadata [pdf] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]



### Southeast Region

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### Elkhorn Coral (REVISED September 2009) Description: This dataset represents critical habitat forelkhorn coral as designated in Federal Register Vol. 73, page 72210, November 26, 2008. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### Green Sea Turtle Description: This dataset represents the critical habitat for hawksbill turtle as designated by Federal Register Vol. 63, page 46693, September 2, 1998. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### Gulf Sturgeon Description : This dataset represents the critical habitat for Gulf Sturgeon as designated by Federal Register Vol. 68, page 13370, March 19, 2003. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### Hawksbill Sea Turtle Description : This dataset represents the critical habitat for hawksbill turtle as designated by Federal Register Vol. 63, page 46693, September 2, 1998. Re designated and amended at Federal Register Vol. 64, page 14607, March 23, 1999. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### Johnson's Seagrass Description : This dataset represents the critical habitat for Johnson's 

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### Seagrass as designated by Federal Register Vol. 65, page 17786; April 5, 2000. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### Leatherback Sea Turtle Description:This dataset represents the critical habitat for leatherback turtle as designated by Federal Register Vol. 44, No. 17711, March 23, 1979. Re designated and amended at 64 FR 14067, March 23, 1999. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### North Atlantic Right Whale Description: This dataset represents the critical habitat for North Atlantic Right Whale as designated by Federal Register Vol. 59, page 28793, June 3, 1994. Metadata [xml] Go to Map

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### Smalltooth Sawfish Description : Critical habitat for the smalltooth sawfish was designated in Federal Register Vol. 74, page 45353 on September 2, 2009. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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### Staghorn Coral (REVISED September 2009) Description : This dataset represents critical habitat for staghorn coral as designated in Federal Register Vol. 73, page 72210, November 26, 2008. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]



### Pacific Islands Region

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### Hawaiian Monk Seal Description: This dataset represents the critical habitat for the Hawaiian Monk Seal as designated by Federal Register Vol. 53, No. 102, May 26, 1988, Rules and Regulations. Metadata [xml] Go to Map Go to Data [zip]

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