Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC)
Aphrocallistes and euphausiids. Photo: Pat Malecha, NOAA Fisheries.
HAPCs are specific subsets of EFH. HAPCs highlight specific habitat areas with extremely important ecological functions and/or areas that are especially vulnerable to human-induced degradation. Specific HAPC site locations and area maps identify areas within Alaska meeting specific HAPC criteria.
- HAPC Process Document: Habitat Areas of Particular Concern with Essential Fish Habitat
- Council (NPFMC) HAPC information
- HAPC site locations and area maps
