Pamlico Sound
By: Emily Barnett
Location
Along the eastern shore of North Carolina, U.S.
Importance
Provides an important network of shipping lanes, recreational hot spots, and ecosystems for a variety of salt-dependent wildlife.
Plants and Animals
Plants: grass and algae
Animals: striped bass, Atlantic sturgeon, red wolf, eels, and red-cockaded woodpeckers
Rivers, Streams, and Waterways
Tar river
Neuse Trent river
Pamlico river
Threats
Increasing pressures of population growth
Rain water erodes the land
Habitat is being lost