{"Category":"Subtidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Hard Bottom","Target2030":423,"Goal2050":423,"rationale":"Protect existing hard bottom; continue to identify new hard bottom area using proven mapping techniques"} {"Category":"Subtidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Artificial Reefs","Target2030":166,"Goal2050":166,"rationale":"Protect existing artificial reefs; enhance habitat complexity where feasible; expand reef area to promote fish and wildlife benefits"} {"Category":"Subtidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Tidal Flats","Target2030":16220,"Goal2050":16220,"rationale":"Identify and protect existing persistent tidal flats; assess restoration potential of other non-vegetated subtidal areas"} {"Category":"Subtidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Seagrasses","Target2030":40000,"Goal2050":40000,"rationale":"Protect existing seagrasses; establish new HMPU lower limit of 40,000 acres; assess restoration potential of non-vegetated subtidal areas"} {"Category":"Subtidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Oyster Bars","Target2030":221,"Goal2050":471,"rationale":"2030: Protect existing oysters + restore 50 acres; increase target by 50 acres each out-decade; consider filtration rate to refine long-term goal; an oyster habitat suitability index (HSI) will inform opportunity space"} {"Category":"Intertidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Living Shorelines","Target2030":21.3,"Goal2050":56.3,"rationale":"2030: Construct 1 mile of LS each year; includes privately owned seawalls; need better definition of opportunity areas; increase target to 1.5 & 2 miles per year for out decades"} {"Category":"Intertidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Total Intertidal","Target2030":21353,"Goal2050":23803,"rationale":"2030: Protect existing intertidal mosaic + restore 1,000 acres (based on hydric soils); increase target by 150 acres each out-decade; includes the mosaic of mangrove, salt barren, and salt marsh habitats"} {"Category":"Intertidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Mangrove Forests","Target2030":15300,"Goal2050":15300,"rationale":"Protect existing mangrove forests; restore opportunistically within the intertidal mosaic"} {"Category":"Intertidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Salt Barrens","Target2030":546,"Goal2050":796,"rationale":"2030: Protect existing salt barrens + restore 50 acres; increase target by 50 acres per out decade"} {"Category":"Intertidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Salt Marshes","Target2030":4807,"Goal2050":5457,"rationale":"2030: Protect existing low salinity salt marshes + restore 250 acres; increase target by 50 acres each out-decade; significant land acquisition and/or Public Private Partnerships required to achieve this 2030 target and 2050 goal"} {"Category":"Intertidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Tidal Tributaries","Target2030":4,"Goal2050":18,"rationale":"Inventory mapped tidal tributaries and assess/rank restoration potential; restore ~4 miles (1%) of urban tidal creek habitat where feasible; increase target by 2 miles per out decade"} {"Category":"Supratidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Coastal Uplands","Target2030":3769,"Goal2050":4219,"rationale":"2030: Protect existing coastal uplands + specifically restore 150 acres (upland restoration total = 600 acres); increase target by 50 acres each out decade"} {"Category":"Supratidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Non-Forested Freshwater Wetlands","Target2030":68937,"Goal2050":71787,"rationale":"2030: Protect existing non-forested freshwater wetlands + restore 1,350 acres; increase target by 50 acres each out decade"} {"Category":"Supratidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Forested Freshwater Wetlands","Target2030":152282,"Goal2050":152732,"rationale":"2030: Protect existing forested freshwater wetlands + restore 150 acres; increase target by 50 acres each out decade"} {"Category":"Supratidal","HMPU_TARGETS":"Native Uplands","Target2030":141050,"Goal2050":142100,"rationale":"2030: Protect existing native uplands + specifically restore 450 acres (upland restoration total = 600 acres); increase target by 50 acres each out decade; focus on pine flatwoods and protect current extent (56,717 acres)"}