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    • Coastal Critical Habitat Designations

    Metadata Updated: September 15, 2024

    The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires the Federal government to designate critical habitat, areas of habitat essential to the species' conservation, for ESA listed species. This dataset is a compilation of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service designated critical habitat in coastal areas of the United States. Critical habitat is defined as: (1) Specific areas within the geographical area occupied by the species at the time of listing that contain physical or biological features essential to conservation, which may require special management considerations or protection; and (2) specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species if the agency determines that the area itself is essential for conservation. See metadata for online linkages to reference full listings of proposed and final critical habitat areas.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date August 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) October 31, 2018 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS OCM

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date August 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 15, 2024
    Reference Date(s) October 31, 2018 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA Office for Coastal Management (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54209
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Coastal Critical Habitat Designations [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54209., Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning, Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
    Bbox East Long 180
    Bbox North Lat 70.333363
    Bbox South Lat 13.639711
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 433878b3-9dd6-40f6-9a74-b739a015f694
    Harvest Source Id c0121fd9-df15-4168-ac04-42f6e36a794d
    Harvest Source Title NOS OCM
    Licence 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.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-180.0, 13.639711], [180.0, 13.639711], [180.0, 70.333363], [-180.0, 70.333363], [-180.0, 13.639711]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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