78 Community Social Vulnerability Indicators (CSVI)

Last updated July 23, 2026

Description: The data here consist of two sources; 1) Port Commercial Fishing Activity Indicator scores which is comprised of commercial fishing landings and permit data from 2007 through 2024 summarized to indicate port-level activity in commercial fishing. 2) Community Social Vulnerability Indicators (CSVI) generated from 2023 American Community Survey 5-yr estimates Dataset in the U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) for coastal communities at the Census Designated Place or County Subdivision level.

Note, the Mid-Atlantic analysis for the PCFA Indicator does not include data from North Carolina (NC) given delays in receiving data from the Southeast region. NC ports land a significant portion of fish from Southeast managed species and thus, we elected to not include NC to avoid the risk of underestimation.

Contributor(s): Robert Murphy, Tanya Noteva, Changhua Weng

Affiliations: NEFSC

Indicator Family:

• Social
• Economic

Indicator Category:

• Published Methods
• Extensive analysis, not yet published

Synthesis Theme:

• Multiple System Drivers