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This is a publication of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council pursuant to National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration Award No.s NA77FC0002 & NA87FC0004

FINALHABITAT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION:

ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT REQUIREMENTS FOR FISHERYMANAGEMENT PLANS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

THE SHRIMP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,THE RED DRUM FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,

THE SNAPPER GROUPER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,THE COASTAL MIGRATORY PELAGICS FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,

THE GOLDEN CRAB FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,THE SPINY LOBSTER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,

THE CORAL, CORAL REEFS, AND LIVE/HARD BOTTOM HABITATFISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,

THE SARGASSUM HABITAT FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,AND

THE CALICO SCALLOP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

OCTOBER 1998

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council1 Southpark Circle, Charleston, South Carolina 29407-4699

(843) 571-4366 / FAX (843) 769-4520email: safmc@noaa.gov

FINAL

HABITAT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION:ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT REQUIREMENTS FOR FISHERY

MANAGEMENT PLANS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

THE SHRIMP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,THE RED DRUM FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,

THE SNAPPER GROUPER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,THE COASTAL MIGRATORY PELAGICS FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,

THE GOLDEN CRAB FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,THE SPINY LOBSTER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,

THE CORAL, CORAL REEFS, AND LIVE/HARD BOTTOM HABITATFISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,

THE SARGASSUM HABITAT FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN,AND

THE CALICO SCALLOP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

Prepared by the:South Atlantic Fishery Management Council

OCTOBER 1998

Financial assistance for producing this document was provided by grant funds from the NationalMarine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under Public Law

104-208, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.