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Major Habitat Type:<br />

Level 1<br />

Pelagic Ecosystem<br />

Ecosystem Class:<br />

Level 2<br />

Kelp forest<br />

Fouling<br />

Other<br />

Water<br />

Column<br />

Floating Vascular<br />

Plants or<br />

Macroalgae<br />

Ecosystem Class:<br />

Level 3<br />

Ecosystem Class:<br />

Level 4<br />

Definition<br />

Hard substrate that supports the growth of very large brown<br />

algae (Laminariales and/or Fucales). These habitats tend to be<br />

subtidal and occur in mid and high latitudes.<br />

Hard substrate such as a boat hull that supports a community<br />

of organisms.<br />

Habitats associated with hard substrates that were not<br />

previously mentioned.<br />

The ocean water column and unobstructed surface. Open<br />

water.<br />

Open water habitat where organisms are completely<br />

surrounded by water (no surfaces, sides, or floors); within the<br />

pelagic zone.<br />

Large mats/rafts of plants or algae that float unattached on the<br />

water’s surface in the open ocean.<br />

Flotsam Aggregated floating debris in the open ocean.<br />

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