The Blake Plateau, located approximately 80–200 miles off the southeastern U.S. coast, is home to the world’s largest deep-sea coral province. The Blake Plateau is more than a deep-sea landscape; it is also part of a broader maritime cultural landscape shaped by centuries of human movement, memory, and meaning. Dive into this chapter to explore what it means to see the ocean not only as an ecosystem, but as a place of culture, history, and stewardship.