Regions At Risk: Learn More
Corals are under threat all along North America's coasts. Because this region is so vast, we've broken it down for you into the following areas:
- Bering Sea: The world's largest continental shelf
- Aleutian Islands: Lush deep sea coral garden
- Gulf of Alaska: Seamounts, corals, sponges, and more
- British Columbia: Sponge reefs the size of airports in Canadian waters
- Pacific Northwest: Undersea canyons at risk from bottom trawling
- California: home of the "Christmas tree coral"
- Gulf of Mexico: Reef banks and ridges
- Northeast: Canyons and seamounts
- Southeast: Deep sea coral reefs and pinnacles
