Barataria Bay

E512144

bay coastal estuary

Barataria Bay is a coastal estuary in southeastern Louisiana known for its rich wetlands, fisheries, and vulnerability to hurricanes and oil spills.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Barataria Bay canonical	3
Barataria Bay region	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay ⓘ coastal estuary ⓘ
affectedBy	Deepwater Horizon oil spill NERFINISHED ⓘ land subsidence ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ wetland loss ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ecosystemType	coastal wetland ⓘ estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	priority area for coastal restoration ⓘ
hasFeature	barrier islands ⓘ bayous ⓘ brackish marshes ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ
hasInflow	Mississippi River delta wetlands ⓘ marsh channels ⓘ tidal passes ⓘ
hasMouth	Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	bottlenose dolphin habitat ⓘ brown pelican habitat ⓘ commercial fishing ⓘ oyster harvests ⓘ productive fisheries ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ rich wetlands ⓘ shrimp harvests ⓘ
locatedIn	Jefferson Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Plaquemines Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Louisiana ⓘ
locatedNear	Barataria, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Isle, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Barataria Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	coastal restoration projects ⓘ oil spill impact assessments ⓘ wetland restoration studies ⓘ
usedFor	birdwatching ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ navigation ⓘ oil and gas activities ⓘ
vulnerableTo	coastal erosion ⓘ hurricanes ⓘ oil spills ⓘ storm surge ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buras-Triumph, Louisiana → hasNearbyWaterBody → Barataria Bay ⓘ

Jean Lafitte → activeRegion → Barataria Bay ⓘ

Jean Lafitte → basedIn → Barataria Bay ⓘ

Bayou Lafourche → mouthLocatedIn → Barataria Bay ⓘ

this entity surface form: Barataria Bay region