Conserving aquatic habitats

Essential fish habitat (EFH) is defined in the U.S. Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as "those waters and substrate necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity."

1. Protecting aquatic ecosystems
2. Conserving habitats

1. Identifying rare aquatic species
2. Controlling noxious aquatic species
3. Conserving aquatic life

1. Threatened aquatic habitats