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EFH Home Links

EFH Literature

Fishery Ecology Branch

Essential Fish Habitat Project



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Open a "primer" to the EFH amendment (118KB) by clicking on the pdf icon at the left. 



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Open the EFH Amendment (962KB) by clicking on the pdf icon at the left.



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"Modeling Nekton Habitat use in Galveston Bay, Texas: An Approach to Define Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)." NOS Biogeography Prgm. Tech. Rpt. #17. (3.71MB)


Compilation of data sets relevant to the identification of Essential Fish Habitat on the Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf and for the estimation of the effects of shrimp trawling gear on habitat. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-483. CD of data available upon request; metadata in preparation.


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ENL
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1. This list of literature refers to works that we have found useful in building an understanding of salt marshes, both as to their functions and their creation or restoration. It is not comprehensive, it is just a start.  


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ENL
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2. This list of literature refers to works that we have found useful in building an understanding of seagrass beds.  We     are making it available in both EndNote and Adobe Acrobat formats. See our Links section for web sites with seagrass information.

3. Reports and scientific journal publications of studies conducted by the NMFS Galveston Laboratory personnel and their associates are provided in Adobe Acrobat format.

4. Technical Memoranda published by the SE Fisheries Science Center cover a wide variety of topics all related to our     "fisheries" and "fisheries habitats.”