2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

Southeast Conservation Blueprint Summary for North Carolina

Freshwater Atlantic migratory fish habitat

This indicator measures the condition of migratory fish habitat along the Atlantic coast within each catchment, using metrics of water quality, aquatic connectivity, habitat fragmentation, flow alteration, and more. Areas of excellent fish habitat are already in good condition and face few threats. Restoration opportunity areas are doing well in some respects, but restoration projects could significantly improve them. Degraded areas of opportunity face many challenges, and restoration projects are unlikely to increase available fish habitat unless particularly large in scope and scale. This indicator originates from the Atlantic Coast Fish Habitat Partnership's fish habitat conservation area mapping and prioritization project.

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Final score of 80 (areas of excellent fish habitat) Final score of 70 (areas of excellent fish habitat) Final score of 60 (restoration opportunity areas) Final score of 50 (restoration opportunity areas) Final score of 40 (restoration opportunity areas) Final score of 30 (restoration opportunity areas) Final score of 20 (restoration opportunity areas) Final score of 10 (degraded areas of opportunity) Final score of 0 (degraded areas of opportunity) 56 113

Created 11/20/2024 using the Southeast Conservation Blueprint Explorer

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