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Essential Fish Habitat: Emergency Consultations in the Pacific Islands Region

Information about emergency consultations and procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions: Essential Fish Habitat in the Pacific Islands

Resource: essential fish habitat consultations FAQ.

Essential Fish Habitat Consultations in the Pacific Islands

Through a essential fish habitat consultation process, NOAA Fisheries provides recommendations to federal agencies to avoid, minimize, mitigate, or otherwise offset the effects of their actions on essential fish habitat.
Corals thrive and support a wide diversity of reef fish in the sunny, shallow water at Baker reef. Corals thrive and support a wide diversity of reef fish in the sunny, shallow water at Baker reef.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Essential Fish Habitat Amendments

NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 127 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Amendment 115 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, Amendment 56 to the FMP for…
Effective
07/20/2026

Alaska Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Species Shapefiles

Essential Fish Habitat shapefiles for download in zip format
February 11, 2025 - Data Set ,

Alaska Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Species Shapefiles

A Collection of Alaska Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Species Shapefiles
December 09, 2024 - Map ,
Map of Nationwide Essential Fish Habitat Data

Amendment 8 Revisions to Essential Fish Habitat in the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Highly Migratory Species

NMFS announces the approval of amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the U.S. West Coast Highly Migratory Species (HMS). This amendment updates EFH provisions in the existing HMS FMP. The HMS FMP includes EFH for three species of pelagic…
Published
07/20/2026

Species and Habitat App

Web mapping app that displays and queries spatial data in the West Coast Region for Endangered Species Act ranges, critical habitat designations, and Magnuson-Stevens Act essential fish habitat. Users can generate a printable spatial query report.
April 28, 2024 - Map ,

Impacts to Essential Fish Habitat from Non-Fishing Activities in Alaska

EFH 5-Year Review: 2018 through 2023. This report introduces an ecosystem-based approach to this key feature.
June 16, 2023 - Other Reports ,

Alaska Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Fact Sheet

A fact sheet about essential fish habitat in Alaska.
March 09, 2023 -