Barataria Bay

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

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Barataria Bay canonical 7
Barataria Bay region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
coastal estuary ⓘ
affectedBy Deepwater Horizon oil spill ⓘ
land subsidence ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ
wetland loss ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country 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 ⓘ
knownFor bottlenose dolphin habitat ⓘ
brown pelican habitat ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
oyster harvests ⓘ
productive fisheries ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
rich wetlands ⓘ
shrimp harvests ⓘ
locatedIn Jefferson Parish ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
Plaquemines Parish ⓘ
southeastern Louisiana ⓘ
locatedNear Barataria, Louisiana ⓘ
Grand Isle, Louisiana ⓘ
partOf Barataria Basin ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Mississippi River Delta region ⓘ
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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Jean Lafitte → activeRegion → Barataria Bay ⓘ
Jean Lafitte → basedIn → Barataria Bay ⓘ
Bayou Lafourche → mouthLocatedIn → Barataria Bay region ⓘ
linked to: Barataria Bay
Barataria privateers → operatedIn → Barataria Bay ⓘ
Pierre Lafitte → operatedIn → Barataria Bay ⓘ
Jean Lafitte → associatedWith → Barataria Bay ⓘ
subject linked to: Lafitte