Protected Species in the Gulf of Mexico - NMFS' Southeast Region ...
Protected Species in the Gulf of Mexico - NMFS' Southeast Region ... Protected Species in the Gulf of Mexico - NMFS' Southeast Region ...
Threatened Nearshore Species Areas shaded yellow are designated as Gulf sturgeon critical habitat. GULF STURGEON The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires the federal government to evaluate any potential critical habitat that exists for a species. Critical habitat is an area deemed essential to the conservation of a species. For Gulf sturgeon many coastal waters east of the mouth of the Mississippi to the Suwannee River in Florida are designated critical habitat.
Threatened Nearshore Species ELKHORN and STAGHORN CORALS Elkhorn (Acropora palmata) and staghorn (A. cervicornis) corals are threatened species. These stony corals were once the most abundant and most important species on Caribbean coral reefs. Elkhorn coral is the largest of all species of Acropora. Colonies are flattened to near round with frond-like branches. Branches typically radiate outward from a central trunk. Elkhorn coral generally grows in water 3 to 15 feet deep on the seaward face of the reef. Staghorn coral colonies are antler-like with cylindrical, straight, or slightly curved branches. Staghorn coral typically grows in foreand back-reef areas with water 15 to 45 feet deep.
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Threatened Nearshore <strong>Species</strong><br />
Areas shaded yellow are designated as <strong>Gulf</strong><br />
sturgeon critical habitat.<br />
GULF STURGEON<br />
The Endangered <strong>Species</strong> Act<br />
(ESA) requires <strong>the</strong> federal<br />
government to evaluate any<br />
potential critical habitat that<br />
exists for a species. Critical<br />
habitat is an area deemed<br />
essential to <strong>the</strong> conservation <strong>of</strong> a<br />
species.<br />
For <strong>Gulf</strong> sturgeon many coastal<br />
waters east <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mouth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Mississippi to <strong>the</strong> Suwannee<br />
River <strong>in</strong> Florida are designated<br />
critical habitat.
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