Tangier Sound

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Tangier Sound is a shallow, ecologically rich arm of the Chesapeake Bay located between Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Tangier Island, known for its productive fisheries and wetlands.

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Tangier Sound canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of Chesapeake Bay
estuarine water body
borderedBy Somerset County, Maryland
Wicomico County, Maryland
hasCharacteristic ecologically rich
extensive wetlands
highly productive fisheries
shallow
hasEcosystemType estuarine wetlands
submerged aquatic vegetation beds
hasEnvironmentalConcern sea level rise impacts
water quality degradation
wetland loss
locatedBetween Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Tangier Island
locatedIn Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Mid-Atlantic region
United States
monitoredBy Chesapeake Bay Program
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
near Tangier Island, Virginia
linked to: Tangier Island
partOf Chesapeake Bay watershed
linked to: Chesapeake Bay

lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
supportsActivity commercial fishing
crabbing
oystering
supportsSpeciesGroup Eastern oyster
linked to: Wellfleet oysters

blue crab
finfish
usedFor boating
recreational fishing
shellfish harvesting

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

Nanticoke River hasMouthNear Tangier Sound
Crisfield, Maryland adjacentWaterBody Tangier Sound
Solomons Lump Island nearbyWaterway Tangier Sound