Breton Sound
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Breton Sound is a large, shallow embayment of the Gulf of Mexico off the southeastern coast of Louisiana, known for its rich fisheries and vulnerability to coastal erosion and hurricanes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Breton Sound canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal water body
ⓘ
embayment ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Breton Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chandeleur Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Chandeleur Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateRisk |
increased storm intensity
ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCharacteristic |
large
ⓘ
shallow ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
charter fishing
ⓘ
commercial shrimping ⓘ oystering ⓘ seafood harvesting ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal wetland system
ⓘ
estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
barrier islands
ⓘ
marshes ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mississippi River freshwater input
ⓘ
Mississippi River sediment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abundant marine life
ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ rich fisheries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Plaquemines Parish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Bernard Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Louisiana coastal zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| receivesInflowFrom | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
coastal restoration projects
ⓘ
hurricane impact research ⓘ wetland restoration studies ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
oysters
ⓘ
red drum ⓘ shrimp ⓘ speckled trout ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ waterfowl hunting ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
hurricanes ⓘ land loss ⓘ storm surge ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.