20250204 11341600 1.0 TRUE <div>Critical habitat is habitat needed to support recovery of listed species. When a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries is required to determine whether there are areas that meet the definition of critical habitat. Once critical habitat is designated, other federal agencies consult with NOAA Fisheries to ensure actions they fund, authorize, or undertake are not likely to destroy or adversely modify the critical habitat.</div><div><br /></div><div>Critical habitat is defined as:</div><div><br /></div><div>Specific areas within the geographical area occupied by the species at the time of listing that contain physical or biological features essential to conservation of the species and that may require special management considerations or protection; and</div><div><br /></div><div>Specific areas outside the geographical area occupied by the species if the agency determines that the area itself is essential for conservation.</div> Loggerhead turtle critical habitat zones extracted from the Critical Habitat by NMFS dataset. To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. Office for Coastal Management, 2025: Critical Habitat by NMFS from 2010-06-15 to 2010-08-15. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67427 Office for Coastal Management, 2025: Critical Habitat by NMFS from 2010-06-15 to 2010-08-15. 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