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The USGS is providing scientific information needed to understand, manage, conserve and restore the following important Gulf resources: wetland, coastal and nearshore habitats; submerged aquatic vegetation, oyster, and coral habitats; birds; sea turtles; sturgeon; fish and water column invertebrates; marine mammals; and quality and quantity of water resources.