2025 NC Wildlife Action Plan

Southeast Conservation Blueprint Summary for North Carolina

Coastal & marine Marine highly migratory fish

This indicator identifies important foraging and spawning areas for highly migratory fish in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It uses physical capture and satellite tag observations, remote sensing of environmental variables, and physical oceanographic data to analyze the habitat preferences of three species (skipjack tuna, bluefin tuna, and blue shark) at various life stages. It originates from European Commission Joint Research Centre global fish models.

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Percentile of importance for bluefin and skipjack tuna or blue shark >90th percentile

>80th-90th percentile >70th-80th percentile >60th-70th percentile >50th-60th percentile >40th-50th percentile >30th-40th percentile ≤30th percentile

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

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