North Carolina · Paralichthys lethostigma
Southern Flounder Intelligence
What's happening with Southern Flounder — from raw survey stations to peer-reviewed assessments — in one evidence-first place.
Overview
Status at a glance — with sources attached
Every figure links back to datasets, assessments, or official pages. Nothing here is meant to persuade — only to make the record explorable.
Current stock status
Overfished / Overfishing
Based on accepted South Atlantic benchmark assessment (ASAP).
Source: NCDMF / SAFMC assessment
Latest assessment
1989–2017 ASAP
Statistical catch-at-age with multiple surveys and fleets.
Source: Lee et al. benchmark
Most recent survey
NC120 Juvenile Trawl
Pamlico Sound juvenile index — updated seasonally.
Source: NCDMF NC120
Current regulations
Amendment 4 in development
Management still references the accepted benchmark assessment.
Source: NC DEQ / NCDMF
Environmental summary
Warm spring / high discharge
Pamlico discharge and SST anomalies vs. long-term mean.
Source: USGS / NOAA
Latest research
Nursery & recruitment ecology
Estuarine habitat use and larval transport studies.
Source: Literature library
Living map
Survey stations across the sounds
Click a station for gear, counts, lengths, and environmental conditions from the seeded NC120 / NC915 / SEAMAP sample.
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NC coastal survey network
Station · NC120
Pamlico Sound 12
Pamlico Sound · Otter trawl
- Last sample
- 2025-06-14
- Flounder count
- 18
- Mean length
- 142 mm
- Salinity / temp
- 18.4 psu · 26.1°C
Coordinates 35.22°N, 76.18°W — illustrative station sample for exploration; link through to catalog for authoritative downloads.