Bays Harbors and Sounds

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Like coral reefs, mangroves and other oceanic habitats, bays, sounds and harbors all over the world are also threatened habitats. Unfortunately, as with these other habitats, man is the problem. Pollution from a multitude of sources, loss of habitat from recreational, residential and commercial development, oil and gasoline spills, roadside runoff, introduction of exotic and harmful species and aquaculture pollution from salmon, shrimp and shellfish farms all are major past, present and future threats. Compounding the problem is the fact that many of the bays, sounds and harbors in the world are estuaries, and pollution flows into these bodies of waters from incoming rivers, streams and brooks. Polluted themselves from agricultural and commercial sources, these incoming stream and rivers make the problem of saving threatened bays, sounds and harbors all the more complex and difficult. Many small bays for instance are largely free from direct sources of pollution through conservation efforts locally but still suffer from pollution that comes to them from hundreds of miles away in neighboring states.

While much has been done by many organizations to protect these important bodies of water, the war is far from over. Links at the bottom of this page will take you to websites of a number of great organizations that are fighting to protect bays, sounds and harbors throughout the world.

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The links below will take you to some great websites about endangered bays, sounds and harbors
The best sites to start for general information are marked with a star .
If you have a site that you think should be listed, please email me.