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Stone Crab EFHEEZIntercouncil BoundaryState Waters5 Fathom Increment100 Fathom1000 FathomLand

®Data Source: National Ocean Service/NOAA Effective Date:

Louisiana

Alabama

Mississippi

0 75 150 22537.5Miles

Stone CrabEssential Fish Habitat (EFH)

National Marine Fisheries ServiceGulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

January 23, 2006

Georgia

Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic Ocean

GMFMC. 2004. Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Generic Essential Fish Habitat Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans of the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

GMFMC. 2005. Final Generic Amendment Number 3 for Addressing the Essential Fish Habitat Requirements to the Fishery Management Plans of the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.

EFH for stone crab consists of Gulf of Mexicowaters and substrates extending from the US/Mexico border to Sanibel, Florida from estuarine waters out to depths of 10 fathoms; waters and substrates extending from Sanibel, Florida to the boundary between the areas covered by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the South AtlanticFishery Management Council from estuarine waters out to depths of 15 fathoms.

Stone Crab EFH

Approximate BoundariesSanibel: 26°25' N. Latitude