Estuaries: The Pamlico Sound
Location
The Pamlico Sound is an estuary that is located in North Carolina, US and is the current largest lagoon along the North American East Coast.
A map of where Pamlico Sound is located
A beach in Pamlico Sound
The view of Pamlico Sound
More About Pamlico...
Its importance
Pamlico Sound provides a variety of ways to prove its usefulness to our region. It attracts tourists as well as trading relations. It also attracts families as a beautiful landmark, perfect for an outdoor adventure with the family.
Organisms...
The Pamlico Sound has variety of organisms like crabs, oysters, fish, clams, and shrimps-- perfect for a fishing trip or just a visit for some visualization.
Interconnectedness...
On top of the variety of organisms and importance that Pamlico brings to the table, it is also interconnected to a network of lagoon estuaries including Ablemarble Sound, Currituck Sound, Croatan Sound, and many more.
Threats to the Pamlico Sound...
The Pamlico Sound along with other North Carolina estuaries are threatened by the changes surrounding them due to the contamination threat they bring. If the estuaries are contaminated by harmful bacterias or substances, the estuaries will easily spread those substances or bacterias and could harm many organisms including us humans.