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Atlantic Estuarine Fish Habitat (Southeast Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

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Title
Atlantic Estuarine Fish Habitat (Southeast Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
Description
This indicator captures many factors influencing Atlantic estuarine fish habitat quality and promotes consistency with the priorities of the Atlantic Coast Fish Habitat Partnership. Estuarine habitat provides critical food resources and serves as a refuge from predators for many recreational and commercial fish, crabs and small animals (Naturally Resilient Communities 2017). Submerged aquatic vegetation in coastal and estuarine ecosystems is a food source for waterfowl and, along with marsh edges and seagrass, serves as important nursery habitat for many species (Dennison et al. 1993). Oyster reefs and beds also help to improve surrounding water quality, buffer coasts from waves, and reduce erosion (Naturally Resilient Communities 2017).
Creator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Temporal Coverage
Last Modified: 2025-08-21
Date Issued
2023-09-20
Rights
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.
Access Rights
Public
Format
ArcGIS ImageMapLayer
Language
English
Date Added
August 10, 2025
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data on 2025-08-24.

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    US Fish and Wildlife Service (2023). Atlantic Estuarine Fish Habitat (Southeast Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. . https://gis-fws.opendata.arcgis.com/content/fws::atlantic-estuarine-fish-habitat-southeast-blueprint-indicator-2023 (web service)
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