It depends on the circumstances, but in your anecdote, yes.
If there is a headlands that is very important to a fishery downstream, that's protected. Habitat, as you pointed out, is very broadly defined. It's defined as anything that's supportive of the overall life processes. We've done some work with our science community to be able to better understand what that means on a practical day-to-day basis. It will mean different things in different places, but it is meant to ensure that we are genuinely protecting fisheries and not just the fish.