as in estuaries
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the Firth of Forth in Scotland
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Whether white shrimp from estuaries, or pink, brown, and Royal Red shrimp from the bay, or fin fish beyond Dauphin Island found in the deeper waters of the Gulf, seafood is woven into Mobile’s signature recipes.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026 -
In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at UC Riverside — together with 29 researchers from around the world — looked at 2,315 seawater samples collected from estuaries, coastal regions, coral reefs and the open ocean.—
Susanne Rust
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Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Development sends runoff into bays, further clouding the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The state has a target of 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by that year — enough to power about 25 million homes — and nearly all of it would come from five lease areas in federal waters near Humboldt and Morro bays.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Firths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firths. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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