Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC) - Florida Middle Grounds
Florida Middle Grounds HAPC in the eastern Gulf, designated by the Gulf Council for its hard-bottom coral and sponge communities. HAPCs are a subset of Essential Fish Habitat; offshore work near them can trigger an EFH consultation with NOAA Fisheries.
Species
Updated 2026-08-13
Dataset details
Free download format
File Geodatabase (.gdb)
Download size
33 KB
Features
1
Geometry
Polygon
Data source
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council) / NOAA Fisheries
Last updated
2026-08-13
License
Public Domain
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