2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

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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