Southeast Conservation Blueprint Summary for North Carolina
Table 23: Indicator values for Atlantic coral & hardbottom within North Carolina. A good condition threshold is not yet defined for this indicator.
Percent of Area
Indicator Values
Acres
↑ High Confirmed hardbottom-associated species (corals, sponges)
25
<0.1%
Confirmed natural hardbottom
0
0%
Artificial reefs Shipwrecks
3,208
<0.1% <0.1%
579
Predicted cold-water coral mounds (Blake Plateau) Highest probability of hardbottom (>80th percentile) High probability of hardbottom (>60th-80th percentile) Medium probability of hardbottom (>40th-60th percentile)
0
0%
4.4
<0.1% <0.1%
1,691
66,015
0.2%
↓ Low Not identified as hardbottom
4,459,638 29,912,671
12.9% 86.8% 100%
Area not evaluated for this indicator
Total area 34,443,831
To learn more and explore the GIS data, view this indicator in the SECAS Atlas.
Created 11/20/2024 using the Southeast Conservation Blueprint Explorer
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