Identifying Strategic Marine Fisheries Habitat in North Carolina
Abstract
In 2004 North Carolinas Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regulatory
Commissions adopted the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP). One of the primary
goals of the CHPP is to identify, designate, and protect Strategic Habitat Areas (SHAs)
areas of fish habitat that provide exceptional habitat functions for fishery and fishery
dependent species managed in North Carolina. This analysis uses habitat surrogates
and a spatially explicit siting algorithm to identify a network of areas that meet
conservation goals for SHAs within the White Oak River Basin. The analysis further
identifies focal areas of wetlands, submerged aquatic vegetation, and shellfish strata
that occur in an ideal reserve design and a sensible ecological placement within the
Basin. NC DENR can use these focal areas as potential Strategic Habitat Areas for
socioeconomic evaluation by managers, resource users, and other stakeholders.
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Master's projectSubject
FisheriesHabitat
North Carolina
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP)
Strategic Habitat Areas (SHAs)
White Oak River Basin
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Smith, Jeff (2005). Identifying Strategic Marine Fisheries Habitat in North Carolina. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/233.Collections
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