80200 Data Set Published / External 80307 WCR Marine Salmon Essential Fish Habitat Geodatabase Data Set Marine Puget Sound pink salmon EFH is defined in the FMP: "...essential marine habitat for PS pink salmon includes all nearshore marine waters north and east of Cape Flattery, Washington, including Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia, and waters of the U.S. EEZ north of 48° N latitude (Figure 6)." (Pacific Fishery Management Council, 2014, p. 37)The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) requires that regional management councils describe EFH in their fishery management plans (FMPs), that they minimize to the extent practicable adverse effects on EFH from fishing activities, and that federal agencies consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service on activities that may adversely affect EFH, among other things. Actions that occur outside of EFH, but that may adversely affect EFH, also warrant an EFH consultation. EFH means those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity (50 CFR 600.10). FMPs must describe and identify EFH in text that clearly states the habitats or habitat types determined to be EFH for each life stage of the managed species, if possible. The text descriptions are ultimately determinative of the limits of EFH. Those text descriptions of marine salmon EFH can be found in the Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP) available on the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) website: https://www.pcouncil.org/. In addition, FMPs must include maps that display, within the constraints of available information, the geographic locations of EFH or the geographic boundaries within which EFH for each species and life stage is found (50 CFR 600.815(a)(1)(v)(A)). This Geographic Information System (GIS) data which depicts the EFH of marine salmon within the EEZ off the U.S. West Coast, was developed to meet that requirement.Citation details for 79 FR 75450Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 18 to the Salmon Fishery Management PlanA Rule by the Commerce Department, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPublication date: December 18, 2014Effective date: January 20, 2015 This geospatial feature class represents the marine Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for Puget Sound pink salmon across the Pacific Coast region of Washington. Through the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Congress defines EFH as "those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity." Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category biota Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category boundaries Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category environment Theme ISO 19115 Topic Category inlandWaters Theme Chinook Salmon Theme Coho Salmon Theme EFH Theme Essential Fish Habitat Theme Magnuson-Stevens Act Theme NOAA Fisheries Theme Pink Salmon Theme Salmon Spatial Marine Spatial Pacific Coast Spatial Pacific Ocean Spatial Pacific west coast Spatial Puget Sound Spatial Strait of Georgia Spatial Strait of Juan de Fuca Spatial Washington Spatial Western United States Long Beach CA Data Set As Needed Map (digital) NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region, Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) 80201 Published / External Data Table Yes ; Source: 1 OBJECTID n/a No No Active Internal feature number.; Source: Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 2 Shape n/a No No Active Feature geometry.; Source: Esri Coordinates defining the features. 3 Shape_Length n/a No No Active Length of feature in internal units.; Source: Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 4 Shape_Area n/a No No Active Area of feature in internal units squared.; Source: Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 5 SITENAME_L n/a No No Active ; Source: 6 LIFESTAGE n/a No No Active ; Source: 7 TYPE n/a No No Active ; Source: 8 FMC n/a No No Active ; Source: 9 LTTD_TITLE n/a No No Active ; Source: 10 LTTD_LINK_ n/a No No Active ; Source: 11 ZONE n/a No No Active ; Source: 12 INSTATEWAT n/a No No Active ; Source: 13 ACRES n/a No No Active ; Source: 14 DDBOX n/a No No Active ; Source: 15 LTTD_TIT_1 n/a No No Active ; Source: 16 FMC_REPORT n/a No No Active ; Source: 17 FMP_REPORT n/a No No Active ; Source: 18 DATACAVEAT n/a No No Active ; Source: 19 ZoomLevel n/a No No Active ; Source: 20 CentroidLa n/a No No Active ; Source: 21 CentroidLo n/a No No Active ; Source: 22 LTTDT_LINK n/a No No Active ; Source: 23 Region n/a No No Active ; Source: Data Steward 2018-02-05 Person Chavez, Eric eric.chavez@noaa.gov Data Steward 2018-02-05 Person Onisko, Stephani stephani.onisko@noaa.gov Metadata Contact 2018-02-05 Person Chavez, Eric eric.chavez@noaa.gov Metadata Contact 2018-02-05 Person Onisko, Stephani stephani.onisko@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2018-02-05 Person Chavez, Eric eric.chavez@noaa.gov Point of Contact 2018-02-05 Person Onisko, Stephani stephani.onisko@noaa.gov Publication Date -124.73903 -122.178845 49.002081 47.034602 -124.73903 -122.178845 49.002081 47.034602 Geographic 2D EPSG:4269 NAD83 North American Datum 1983 GRS 1980 6378137 298.257222101 1 Geodetic Latitude Lat degree north 1 Geodetic Latitude Lat degree north 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east 2 Geodetic Longitude Lon degree east Unclassified This spatial data is intended to assist the public and our partners with visually interpreting marine salmon EFH designations. Please refer to the Salmon FMP for official text descriptions of EFH.These data are a generalized interpretation of the textual description of EFH and do not fully represent the complexity of the habitats described in the FMP. The textual description of the EFH is always ultimately determinative of the limits of EFH. https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/application/efhinventory/index.html Essential Fish Habitat Mapper ESRI File Geodatabase Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362 The West Coast Region (WCR) marine Puget Sound Pink salmon EFH GIS data was developed using spatial descriptions from the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The primary reference document is: Pacific Fishery Management Council (2014). Appendix A to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan, as modified by Amendment 18: Identification and description of essential fish habitat, adverse impacts, and recommended conservation measures for salmon (Portland, OR). Available at: https://www.pcouncil.org/documents/2019/08/salmon-efh-appendix-a.pdf Boundary Definitions and Source Data: The following spatial parameters and source datasets were utilized to define the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) for WCR marine Puget Sound Pink Salmon: Northern/Seaward Extent: Defined by the seaward expansion of the 2014 WCR Puget Sound pink salmon baseline (Source: NOAA EFH Mapper) to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and International Maritime Boundary. This encompasses all marine waters north and east of Cape Flattery, WA, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Strait of Georgia, and Puget Sound. Western/Seaward Extent: Bounded by the U.S. EEZ and limited to marine waters north of the 48° N latitude parallel. Eastern/Shoreward Extent: Bounded by the landward limit of the 2014 WCR Puget Sound pink salmon EFH dataset, serving as the interface between freshwater and marine designations. 80201 Entity gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:80200 Stephani Onisko 2026-07-17T16:59:46 Stephani Onisko 2026-08-10T19:35:38 2026-08-10 West Coast Regional Office WCRO 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 1001 Public No No 2026-07-21 1 Year 2027-07-21