Waquoit Bay
editWaquoit bay is a public national Estuary that is typically used as a research Reserve located on the southern shore of Cape Cod Massachusetts. It Is a part of the (An internal link Nantucket Sound would be useful) Nantucket Sound. This bay is the boarder of the towns of Falmouth and Mashpee. The name Waquoit came from the Wompanoag language of the word Weeqay8ut (Waquoit) that means Place of Light.
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National Estuarine Research Reserve
editDue to the pressures on the coastal resources of the United States, Congress enacted the Coastal Zone Management Act that gave federal aid to operate estuarine areas as natural field laboratories"source". Waquoit Bay is one of these natural field laboratory zones. The areas that the Costal Management Act Encompass are: Visitor Center/Headquarters Property 28-acre (11 ha)[1] The Visitor's Center is open year-round, Monday through Friday, 10 am – 4 pm. This Center has a path to the beach below it and hosts many activities to teach children and anyone who wishes to learn about the creatures in the water in the Bay. South Cape Beach State Park, Sage Lot Pond and Flat Pond 432 acres (175 ha) [1]This eastern section of the reserve serves as a swimming beach"comma" which is a noted fishing site during the annual bluefish and striped bass migrations. It is also a sanctuary for protected species such as piping plover and least tern. Sage Lot and Flat Ponds are salt ponds to the east of Waquoit Bay.(Some additional citations may be useful) (Some grammatical errors including lack of commas)
Quashnet River Property "is" 361 acres (146 ha)[1] The"Name the River being referenced"river is the largest source of fresh water to the Bay and is mostly surrounded by upland forests. There is a three-mile (5 km)[1] loop trail along the river. "hard to understand-->"Trout Unlimited that has converted their cranberry bog channel back into a river. North Quashnet Woodlands 25 acres (10 ha)[1] These are pine woodlands and an abandoned cranberry bog. Waquoit Bay 825 acres (334 ha)[1] Fresh water enters the Bay from four principal sources: the Quashnet/Moonakis River, Red Brook, Childs River, and ground water flow. The following rivers/bodies of water are salt ponds to the east of Waquoit Bay which can only be navigated by kayak: Hamblin Pond, 141 acres (57 ha)[1] Jehu Pond, 172 acres (70 ha)[1] Abigail's Brook The following freshwater ponds drain to the Waquoit Bay at the northern side and offer kayaking and fishing:Bog Pond, 2.8 acres (1.1 ha)[1] Bourne Pond, is just over 10 acres (4.0 ha)[1] in surface area and consequently is considered a Great Pond under the laws of the Massachusetts. As such it is kept in trust for "the trust of rather than in trust of" all citizens and is not privately owned. Caleb Pond, 5.7 acres (2.3 ha).[1] Childs River: Abandoned cranberry bogs and pine woodlands.[1]
Washburn Island Washburn Island is a small Nature Reserve Within Waquoit Bay. During world war 2 Washburn Island was used by the Army Amphibious Command as a landing are. This camp was home to the 594th Engineer boat and shore regiment. "source"Thislap queen
was a branch of the 4th engineering special brigade. It was also similar to Camp Havedoneit and Camp conduit which were located near to Camp Washburn. Common species of Marine life
Arthropods
editBarnacle(Balanus sp.),[1]
Blue crab (Callinectes sap!sas),[1]
Hermit crab
Prominant Fish
editPreliminary list of fish species taken from Waquoit Bay and its (odd indentation for 2nd and 3rd line)
connecting waters proposed for inclusion within the Waquoit Bay
Family Clupeidae
Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill) - blueback herring[1]
9-osa pseudoharengus (Wilson) - alewife[1]
Fr-evoortia tyran (Latrobe) - Atlantic menhaden[1]
Family Salmonidae
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill) - brook trout[1]
Family: Osmeridae
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill) - rainbow smelt[1]
Family: Cyprinidae
Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill) - golden shiner[1]
Family: Catostomidae
Catostomus commersoni (Lacepede) - white sucker[1]
Family: Anguillidae
Anguilla rostrata (LeSueur) American eel[1]
Family: Cyprinodontidae
Cyprinodon variegatus (Lacepede - sheepshead minnow[1]
Fundulu aphan6s (LeSueur) - banded killifish[1]
FunduM'heterocli us (Linnaeus) - mummichog[1]
Fundlus majalis (WaIETaum) - striped killifish[1]
E-acania @parva Baird) - rainwater killifish[1]
Family: Cottidae
Myoxodephalus aenaeus (Mitchill) - grubby
Myoxocephalus octoge-cemspinosus (Mitchill) - longhorn sculpin
Family: Cycolpeteridae
Cycolperus lumpus (Linnaeus) - lumpfish[1]
Family: Ammodytidae
Ammodytes americanus (Dekay) - American sand lance[1]
Family: Pholidae
Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus) - rock gunnel[1]
Family: Mugillidae
Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus) stripped mullet[1]
Family: Bothidae
Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus) - summer flounder[1]
Family: Pleuronectidae
Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum) - winter flounder[1]
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Sphaeroides maculatus (Bloch Schneider) - northern puffer[1]
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Opsanus tau (Linnaeus) - oyster toadfish[1]
Family: Gadidae
Gadul morhua (Linnaeus) - Atlantic cod[1]
@ro adus tomcod (Walbaum) - Atlantic tomcod[1]
Pollachius.virens (Linnaeus) - pollock[1]
Urophycis tYn-u-T-s(Mitchill) - white hake[1]
Family: Gasterosteidae
Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill) - fourspine stickleback[1]
Gastero teus acul atus (Linnaeus) threespine stickleback[1]
Gasterost We-a--M-Ri (Putnam) blackspotted stickleback[1]
Pungitius punjiLius (Linnaeus) .- ninespine stickleback[1]
Family: Syngnathidae
Syngnathus fuscus (Storer) northern pipefish[1]
Family: Serranidae
Centropristis striata (Linnaeus) - black seabass[1]
Family: Percichthyidae
Morone americana (Gmelin) white perch[1]
Moroni7i-ax-a-tiff'is (Walbaum) striped bass[1]
Family: Percidae
Etheostoma nigrum (Rafinesque) - Johnny darter[1]
Family: Pomatomidae
Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus) - bluefish[1]
Family: Sciaenidae
Menticirrhus saxitilis (Block and Schneider) - northern kingfish[1]
Family: Sparidae
Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus) - scup[1]
Family: Labridae
Tautoga on tus (Linnaeus) tautog[1]
Tautogol'a5-rus adspersus (Walbaum) - cunner[1]
Family: Triglidae
Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus) - northern searobin[1]
PrionFt-us -ev-o-l-an-s7Linnaeus) - striped searobin[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA (July 1984). "Waquoit bay national estuarine sanctuary draft environmental impact statement and draft management plan". Gpo gov. Retrieved August 4,2017.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ Burns, Eric (August 1, 2007). "Coastal Training Program". Mass gov. Retrieved august 4 2017.
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