The Cape Lookout cold-water coral area off the coast of North Carolina forms the shallowest
and northernmost cold-water coral mound area on the Blake Plateau in the NW Atlantic.
Cold-water coral habitats near Cape Lookout are occasionally bathed in the Gulf Stream,
which is characterised by oligotrophic warm water and strong surface currents. Here, we
present the first insights into the mound distribution and morphology, sedimentary
environment and coral cover and near-bed environmental conditions as recorded by bottom …

Abstract The Cape Lookout cold-water coral area off the coast of North Carolina forms the
shallowest and northernmost cold-water coral mound area on the Blake Plateau in the NW
Atlantic. Cold-water coral habitats near Cape Lookout are occasionally bathed in the Gulf
Stream, which is characterised by oligotrophic warm water and strong surface 5 currents.
Here, we present the first insights into the mound distribution and morphology, sedimentary
environment and coral cover and near-bed environmental conditions as recorded by bottom …