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Red Drum EFHEEZIntercouncil BoundaryState Waters5 Fathom Increment100 Fathom1000 FathomLand

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

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Red DrumEssential Fish Habitat (EFH)

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National Marine Fisheries ServiceGulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council

January 23, 2006

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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 red drum consists of all Gulf of Mexico estuaries; waters and substrates extending from Vermilion Bay, Louisiana to the eastern edge of Mobile Bay, Alabama out to depths of 25 fathoms; waters and substrates extending fromCrystal River, Florida to Naples, Florida between depths of 5 and 10 fathoms; waters and substrates extending from Cape Sable, Florida to the boundary between the areas covered by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council between depths of 5 and 10 fathoms.

Red Drum EFH

Vermilion Bay: 92°15' W. LongitudeMobile Bay: 87°45' W. LongitudeCrystal River: 29°00' N. LatitudeNaples: 26°00' N. LatitudeCape Sable: 25°20' N. Latitude

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