Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Northeast_U.S._Continental_Shelf

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	marine ecosystem
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Gulf_of_Maine gptkb:Long_Island_Sound gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Bight gptkb:Georges_Bank
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:economicImportance	shipping tourism seafood industry
gptkbp:ecosystem	temperate shelf ecosystem
gptkbp:extendsTo	gptkb:Gulf_of_Maine gptkb:Cape_Hatteras
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:NOAA
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity	high
gptkbp:hasClimateInfluence	gptkb:Gulf_Stream gptkb:Labrador_Current
gptkbp:hasMajorSpecies	gptkb:American_lobster gptkb:Atlantic_herring gptkb:summer_flounder Atlantic cod sea scallop
gptkbp:hasMonitoringProgram	NOAA Ecosystem Monitoring Surveys
gptkbp:hasPhysicalFeature	gptkb:island banks bays estuaries submarine canyons
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter	NES LTER (Northeast Shelf Long-Term Ecological Research)
gptkbp:hasSeasonalVariation	fall phytoplankton bloom spring phytoplankton bloom
gptkbp:historicalEvent	collapse of Atlantic cod stocks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf
gptkbp:importantFor	marine biodiversity commercial fisheries
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Northwest_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:maximumDepth	less than 200 meters
gptkbp:monitors	gptkb:NOAA_Northeast_Fisheries_Science_Center
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Stellwagen_Bank_National_Marine_Sanctuary gptkb:Gray's_Reef_National_Marine_Sanctuary various National Estuarine Research Reserves
gptkbp:subjectOf	NOAA Ecosystem Status Reports
gptkbp:threats	climate change habitat loss overfishing pollution
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Seafloor_Explorer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8