Bristol Bay

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bay inlet

Bristol Bay is a large, shallow inlet of the Bering Sea in southwestern Alaska, renowned for its rich salmon fisheries and remote coastal communities.

Aliases (2)

Bristol Bay region ×3
Bristol Bay area ×1

Statements (86)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → inlet →
adjacentTo	Alaska Peninsula → Bristol Bay lowlands →
country	United States of America →
drainageBasinIncludes	Egegik River NERFINISHED → Kvichak River NERFINISHED → Naknek River NERFINISHED → Nushagak River NERFINISHED → Togiak River NERFINISHED → Ugashik River NERFINISHED →
economicActivity	commercial fishing → recreational fishing tourism → seafood processing → subsistence hunting and fishing →
governedBy	State of Alaska →
hasAdministrativeRegion	Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska → Dillingham Census Area, Alaska → Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska →
hasBirdSpecies	seabirds → shorebirds → waterfowl →
hasCharacteristic	highly productive waters → large → shallow →
hasClimate	subarctic maritime climate →
hasConservationIssue	climate change impacts → habitat protection for salmon → mining development proposals →
hasEcosystemType	estuarine ecosystem → marine ecosystem →
hasFishSpecies	Pacific halibut → Pacific herring → chinook salmon → chum salmon → coho salmon → pink salmon → pollock → sockeye salmon →
hasIndigenousGroup	Alutiiq people → Dena’ina people → Yup’ik people →
hasMammalSpecies	beluga whale → gray whale → harbor seal → sea otter →
hasNearbySettlement	Chignik, Alaska → Clark’s Point, Alaska → Dillingham, Alaska → Egegik, Alaska → Ekwok, Alaska → Igiugig, Alaska → Iliamna, Alaska → King Salmon, Alaska → Koliganek, Alaska → Levelock, Alaska → Manokotak, Alaska → Naknek, Alaska → New Stuyahok, Alaska → Nondalton, Alaska → Pedro Bay, Alaska → Perryville, Alaska → Pilot Point, Alaska → Pilot Station, Alaska → Port Alsworth, Alaska → Togiak, Alaska → Ugashik, Alaska →
hasProtectedAreaNearby	Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge → Becharof National Wildlife Refuge → Katmai National Park and Preserve → Lake Clark National Park and Preserve → Togiak National Wildlife Refuge →
hasRegionName	Bristol Bay region →
hasSeasonalFeature	long daylight hours in summer → sea ice in winter →
knownFor	commercial salmon fishing → remote coastal communities → rich salmon fisheries → sockeye salmon runs → sport fishing → subsistence fishing →
locatedIn	Alaska → North Pacific Ocean basin → southwestern Alaska →
locatedOn	Bering Sea coast →
partOf	Bering Sea →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bering Sea → Southwestern Alaska ("Bristol Bay region") →	contains
United States territorial waters →	adjacentTo
Southwestern Alaska →	border
Alaska Peninsula →	bordersBodyOfWater
Yugtun ("Bristol Bay region") →	geographicDistribution
Bristol Bay ("Bristol Bay region") →	hasRegionName
Egegik ("Bristol Bay area") →	historicalRegion
Alaska Peninsula →	separates