| ESTUARIES |
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| - Estuaries are places where freshwater rivers and streams flow into the ocean mixing with the seawater. The water there is called, "Brackish." |
| - Many kinds of birds, fish, and other wildlife make these estuaries their home. |
| - All estuaries look differently and have many different names such as: bays, lagoons, harbors, intlets, or sounds. |
| - 75% of commercial fish depend on estuaries for thier habitat, spawning grounds, and nursery areas. |