Category: Ecology

NMFS ESA Critical Habitat geodatabase

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), Office of Protected Resources

Commercial
Yes
Format
Several
Coverage
United States waters and coasts (NMFS-listed species)
Last updated
Added to findgis 31 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Irregular

The geodatabase standardizes those locations. The regulatory text for official boundaries is in 50 CFR 226.

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Source and attribution

Publisher
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), Office of Protected Resources
License
Public domain
Commercial use
Yes
Attribution required
No
Modification allowed
See publisher
Redistribution allowed
See publisher
Share-alike
No
U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. 105); public domain. The NOAA item licence field gives only a disclaimer: "These spatial data are not the official legal definitions of critical habitat"; no licence or use restriction. (rule au: US federal data with no licence beyond a disclaimer/"for public use" wording; public domain under 17 U.S.C. 105.)License text
Type
Vector
Extent
-179.217.6-64.571.4West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.

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