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Table
1
:
Definition
of
Costal
Regions
Region
Geographic
Area
Number
of
Estuarine
Facilities
Number
of
Ocean
Facilities
Total
Number
of
Facilities
31
January
2003
Gulf
of
Mexico
West
Florida,
Alabama,
Missouri,
Louisiana,
Texas
20
3
23
Northern
California
All
Counties
North
of
Point
Conception
6
2
8
Southern
California
All
Counties
South
of
Point
Conception
2
9
11
Total
Number
of
Estuarine
and
Ocean
Facilities*
103
18
121
*
In
addition,
there
are
3
ocean
facilities
in
Hawaii
that
are
not
included
in
the
NMFS­
defined
regions.
