gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56737 eng UTF8 dataset GIS shapefile West Coast Regional Office 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information resourceProvider Chavez, Eric eric.chavez@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2025-09-25T15:18:21 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Essential Fish Habitat, Pacific Salmon GIS Data 2015 creation 2015 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 56737 Unknown Not Applicable https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56737 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Gavette, Charleen A 707-575-6017 707-578-3435 777 Sonoma Ave Santa Rosa CA 95404 charleen.gavette@noaa.gov Data was compiled by NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region. Barb Seekins and Charleen Gavette developed the geospatial data with guidance by Dr. John Stadler, Kerry Griffin, and Eric Chavez as well as multiple NOAA Fisheries staff. originator https://archive.fisheries.noaa.gov/wcr/maps_data/essential_fish_habitat.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Landing Page WCRO Essential Fish Habitat Maps & Data Online Linkage for shapefile, pdf map, Google Earth KML download mapDigital Not Applicable This file represents salmonid freshwater and estuarine Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) in the western United States. Congress, through the Magnuson-Stevens Act, defined EFH as "those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity." This dataset follows the federal codification of delineating EFH using 4th field Hydrologic Units. It spatially depicts designated EFH for Federally-managed Pacific salmon within freshwater and estuarine regions of California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Areas above identified certain impassible dams are not designated EFH, and these have been removed from the 4th field Hydrologic Units. Only areas defined as EFH are present in this dataset. Each Hydrologic Unit polygon has been coded to indicate for which species of salmon (Chinook salmon, coho and/or pink) it represents EFH. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires that regional management councils identify and describe "essential fish habitat" in their fishery management plans; that Councils minimize impacts on this essential habitat from fishing activities; and that Councils and other federal agencies consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service about activities that might harm EFH. Actions that occur outside of EFH, but that might affect the habitat, must also be taken into account. The final rule of "Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 18 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan" was published in the Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 243/ Thursday, December 18, 2014. Geospatial data was based on information in that document in Table 1 to Part 660, Subpart H - Pacific Salmon EFH Identified by USGS Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC). It pertains to Chinook, coho, and pink salmon. This data is the geospatial representation of the final rule. Charleen Gavette, Barb Seekins completed Chavez, Eric eric.chavez@noaa.gov pointOfContact Chavez, Eric eric.chavez@noaa.gov custodian notPlanned Not Applicable Chinook Coho EFH Essential Fish Habitat Magnuson-Stevens Act Pink Salmon theme California Idaho Oregon Pacific Washington West Coast Western United States place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/WCRO > West Coast Regional Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian West Coast Region Geospatial Data project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: West Coast Regional Office, [Date of Access]: Essential Fish Habitat, Pacific Salmon GIS Data [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/56737. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: No warranty, expressed or implied is made and no liability is assumed by NOAA Fisheries as to the positional or attribute accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Government in the use of these files. otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: These data are intended to assist in mapping and GIS efforts for fishery management efforts for the Pacific Coast Salmon. They can be used to depict the general areas of salmon EFH. Data were combined from the best available sources with some adjustments made to ensure a logical combination. Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, however they DO NOT constitute a legal description of Essential Fish Habitat. No liability is assumed for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 56737 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/wcro/dmp/pdf/56737.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans The data set was created with ESRI ArcGIS Desktop software Selected freshwater and estuarine areas in California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. -124.77148 -112.998471 36.762317 49.002481 | Currentness: Publication Date 2015 Not Applicable false eng false Other noaa_wcr_salmonid_efh_2014.zip 2019-06-24 publication Shapefile Zip PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format Uncompressed West Coast Regional Office 501 West Ocean Blvd Long Beach CA 90802-4213 https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link West Coast Regional Office Website Website listed for West Coast Regional Office information distributor https://archive.fisheries.noaa.gov/wcr/maps_data/essential_fish_habitat.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link noaa_wcr_salmonid_efh_2014.zip Online Link for shapefile, pdf map, Google Earth KML download https://archive.fisheries.noaa.gov/wcr/maps_data/essential_fish_habitat.html WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Essential Fish Habitat GIS data This page contains links to pdf maps of: EFH Map - West Coast Salmon https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/habitat/essential_fish_habitat/west_coast_salmon_efh_2014__1_.pdf EFH Map - West Coast Chinook Salmon https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/habitat/essential_fish_habitat/chinook_salmon_efh_2014__1_.pdf EFH Map - West Coast Coho Salmon https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/habitat/essential_fish_habitat/coho_salmon_efh_2014__1_.pdf EFH Map - Puget Sound Pink Salmon https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/publications/habitat/essential_fish_habitat/pink_salmon_efh_2014__1_.pdf download dataset Precision Data created at a scale of 1:100,000 The polygons depicted in this data set were obtained from the United States Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, National Hydrography, Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 8 (also known as 4th Field HUC). Areas above identified impassable barriers were removed from the HUC.