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The management features depicted on the maps are those that could be impacted by an oil spill or could provide access for response operations. Designated Critical Habitat: Areas managed or regulated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) or National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS) as critical habitat for federally-listed threatened and endangered species, under authority of the U.S. Endangered Species Act as amended. The species involved, responsible agency, and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map. U.S. National Park: Areas managed by the National Park Service in the U.S., including national parks, national historic sites, national monuments, etc. Site names and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map. BVI National Park: Areas in the BVI managed by the National Parks Trust as national parks and national marine parks. Site names and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map. Special Management Area: Sites designated as special management areas for fisheries or other aquatic resources. In this atlas, this category was used for Fisheries Priority Areas managed by the BVI Conservation and Fisheries Department (CFD). Wildlife Refuge/Reserve/Sanctuary: Areas managed by the USFWS as National Wildlife Refuges, USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) as Marine Reserves and/or Wildlife Sanctuaries, and BVI CFD as Bird Sanctuaries. The Ramsar Site on Anegada Island was also included in this category. Site names and contact information are provided on the data tables for each map. | Description Source: Research Planning, Inc.

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