Summary of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Designation:
Major Estuaries, Bays, and Rivers along the Northeast United States Coast
Point cursor on desired estuary, bay or river in the appropriate state and
click to view EFH designations.
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| NEW HAMPSHIRE: | |
| 1. Great Bay |
| MASSACHUSETTS: | |
| 1. Boston Harbor | 4. Massachusetts Bay |
| 2. Buzzards Bay | 5. Merrimack River |
| 3. Cape Cod Bay | 6. Waquoit Bay |
| RHODE ISLAND: |
| 1. Narragansett Bay |
| CONNECTICUT: |
| 1. Connecticut River |
| NEW YORK: | |
| 1. Gardiners Bay | 3. Hudson River/Raritan/Sandy Hook Bays |
| 2. Great South Bay | 4. Long Island Sound |
| NEW JERSEY: | |
| 1. Barnegat Bay | 4. Hudson River/Raritan/Sandy Hook Bays |
| 2. Delaware Bay | 5. New Jersey Inland Bays |
| 3. Great Bay |
| DELAWARE: | |
| 1. Delaware Bay | 2. Delaware Inland Bays |
| MARYLAND: | |
| 1. Chesapeake Bay, Mainstream | 5. Patuxent River |
| 2. Chester River | 6. Potomac River |
| 3. Chincoteague Bay | 7. Tangier/Pocomoke Sound |
| 4. Choptank River |
| VIRGINIA: | |
| 1. Chesapeake Bay, Mainstream | 4. Rappahannock River |
| 2. Chincoteague Bay | 5. York River |
| 3. James River |