Moriches Bay

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Moriches Bay is a shallow coastal lagoon on the south shore of Long Island in New York, known for its marine wildlife, recreational boating, and fishing.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Moriches Bay canonical 2
Moriches Bay (eastern connection) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lagoon
adjacentTo Great South Bay NERFINISHED
Shinnecock Bay NERFINISHED
borderedBy Fire Island area (western side vicinity) NERFINISHED
Hamptons area (eastern side vicinity) NERFINISHED
barrier beach
connectedTo Moriches Inlet NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ecosystemType estuarine ecosystem
hasActivity birdwatching
boating
kayaking
sailing
hasFeature salt marshes
submerged aquatic vegetation
tidal flats
hasInlet Moriches Inlet NERFINISHED
hasRecreationSiteType boat ramps
fishing piers
marinas
hasWildlife birds
fish
marine invertebrates
shellfish
knownFor fishing
marine wildlife
recreational boating
locatedIn Long Island
New York NERFINISHED
Suffolk County, New York
locatedOn south shore of Long Island NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
near Center Moriches, New York NERFINISHED
East Moriches, New York NERFINISHED
Moriches, New York NERFINISHED
partOf Great South Bay–Moriches Bay–Shinnecock Bay lagoon system NERFINISHED
salinity brackish water
separatedFrom Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
separatedFromBy barrier islands
subjectOf habitat restoration efforts
water quality monitoring programs
threatenedBy coastal development
nutrient pollution
sea level rise
usedFor commercial fishing
recreational fishing
shellfishing
waterBodyType shallow coastal lagoon

Referenced by (3)

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

South Shore of Long Island hasPart Moriches Bay
Great South Bay hasPart Moriches Bay
this entity surface form: Moriches Bay (eastern connection)