System
Country
Region
Surface area
(Km
2
)
OEC
ASSETS
grade
Sado estuary
Portugal
Northeast Atlantic
179.7
Low
North Ten Thousand Islands
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
390
Low
Rookery Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
35.01
Low
Apalachicola Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
593.7
Low
Lake Borgne
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
744
Low
Breton/Chandeleur Sound
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
4301
Low
Mississippi River
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
981
Low
Sabine Lake
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
265
Low
Galveston Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1455.98
Low
Rappahannock River
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
377
Low
York River
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
206
Low
James River
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
640
Low
Blue Hill Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
316.4
Low
Penobscot Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
992
Low
Great Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
47.02
Low
Hampton Harbor
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
3
Low
Merrimack River
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
16
Low
Plum Island Sound
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
15
Low
San Pedro Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
57
Low
Rogue River
United States
U.S. Pacific
2
Low
Umpqua River
United States
U.S. Pacific
24
Low
Yaquina Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
14
Low
Siletz Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
7
Low
Albemarle Sound
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
2496.98
Low
Broad River
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
243
Low
Ossabaw Sound
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
88.1
Low
Biscayne Bay
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
702
Low
Carlingford Lough
Ireland
Irish Sea
49
Low
Sanggou Bay
China
Yellow Sea
140
Low
Jiaozhou Bay
China
Yellow Sea
400
Low
Lough Foyle
United Kingdom
Irish Sea
186
Low
Tejo estuary
Portugal
Northeast Atlantic
307.8
Moderate Low
Ria Formosa
Portugal
Northeast Atlantic
49.5
Moderate Low
Caloosahatchee River
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
67
Moderate Low
Charlotte Harbor
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
502
Moderate Low
Suwannee River
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
165
Moderate Low
Apalachee Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1773
Moderate Low
West Mississippi Sound
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1580.999
Moderate Low
Terrebonne/Timbalier Bays
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1262
Moderate Low
Atchafalaya/Vermilion Bays
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
2226.99
Moderate Low
Brazos River
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
12
Moderate Low
Matagorda Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1114.95
Moderate Low
San Antonio Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
587.6
Moderate Low
Narragansett Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
415.9
Moderate Low
Great South Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
383
Moderate Low
New Jersey Inland Bays
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
278
Moderate Low
Delaware Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
2070
Moderate Low
Chester River
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
196
Moderate Low
Muscongus Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
200.797
Moderate Low
Mission Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
8
Moderate Low
Alamitos Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
2
Moderate Low
Monterey Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
545
Moderate Low
Central San Francisco/San Pablo/Suisun Bays
United States
U.S. Pacific
837.85
Moderate Low
Coquille River
United States
U.S. Pacific
9
Moderate Low
Coos Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
44.1
Moderate Low
Siuslaw River
United States
U.S. Pacific
10.1
Moderate Low
Alsea River
United States
U.S. Pacific
9
Moderate Low
Netarts Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
10
Moderate Low
Tillamook Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
38
Moderate Low
Nehalem River
United States
U.S. Pacific
9
Moderate Low
Columbia River
United States
U.S. Pacific
615
Moderate Low
Bogue Sound
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
274
Moderate Low
Cape Fear River
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
100
Moderate Low
North/South Santee Rivers
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
17.998
Moderate Low
Stono/North Edisto Rivers
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
69
Moderate Low
St. Helena Sound
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
203
Moderate Low
Altamaha River
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
39.1
Moderate Low
St. Andrew/St. Simons Sounds
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
175.9
Moderate Low
St. Marys River/Cumberland Sound
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
64
Moderate Low
German Bight (outer)
Germany
North Sea
400
Moderate Low
Strangford Lough
United Kingdom
Irish Sea
149
Moderate Low
Mondego estuary
Portugal
Northeast Atlantic
10.81
Moderate Low
Ria de Aveiro
Portugal
Northeast Atlantic
60
Moderate
Guadiana
Portugal
Northeast Atlantic
19.5
Moderate
Long Island Sound (2002)
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
3400
Moderate
St. Andrew Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
252
Moderate
Pensacola Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
477.03
Moderate
Mobile Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1079
Moderate
East Mississippi Sound
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
654.6
Moderate
Barataria Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
852
Moderate
Aransas Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
524.04
Moderate
Connecticut River
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
42
Moderate
Tangier/Pocomoke Sounds
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1057
Moderate
Damariscotta River
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
53.05
Moderate
Kennebec/Androscoggin River
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
76
Moderate
Boston Harbor
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
185.96
Moderate
Cape Cod Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
1439
Moderate
San Diego Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
44
Moderate
Anaheim Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
5
Moderate
Puget Sound
United States
U.S. Pacific
1080
Moderate
Winyah Bay
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
89.04
Moderate
Savannah River
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
121
Moderate
Indian River
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
866
Moderate
Huangdun Bay
China
East China Sea
90
Moderate
Belfast Lough
United Kingdom
Irish Sea
130
Moderate
Firth of the Clyde
United Kingdom
Northeast Atlantic
2500
Moderate High
Choctawhatchee Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
340
Moderate High
Perdido Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
129
Moderate High
Gardiners Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
511.98
Moderate High
Potomac River
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1260
Moderate High
Narraguagus Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
205.8
Moderate High
Saco Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
49
Moderate High
Newport Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
5.1
Moderate High
Santa Monica Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
547
Moderate High
San Francisco Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
487.5
Moderate High
Drakes Estero
United States
U.S. Pacific
4
Moderate High
Tomales Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
28.8
Moderate High
Humboldt Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
64
Moderate High
Hood Canal
United States
U.S. Pacific
396
Moderate High
Charleston Harbor
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
84.98
Moderate High
German Bight (inner)
Germany
North Sea
300
Moderate High
Mississippi/Atchafalaya Plume
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1308
Moderate High
Maryland Inland Bays
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
54
High
Long Island Sound (1991)
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
3400
High
Barnegat Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
182
High
Pamlico/Pungo rivers
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
452
High
Florida Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1663
High
South Ten Thousand Islands
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
227
High
Sarasota Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
124
High
Tampa Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
901.1
High
Lake Pontchartrain
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1878.989
High
Calcasieu Lake
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
260
High
Corpus Christi Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
571
High
Baffin Bay
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
239
High
Upper Laguna Madre
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
591
High
Lower Laguna Madre
United States
U.S. Gulf of Mexico
1308.03
High
Buzzards Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
638.99
High
Hudson River/Raritan Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
799.04
High
Delaware Inland Bays
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
72
High
Chincoteague Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
335
High
Patuxent River
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
141.99
High
Choptank River
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
411
High
Chesapeake Bay Mainstem
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
6973.998
High
Englishman/Machias Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
225
High
Sheepscot Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
107.03
High
Casco Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
426.97
High
Massachusetts Bay
United States
U.S. North Atlantic
768
High
Tijuana Estuary
United States
U.S. Pacific
1
High
Morro Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
8
High
Elkhorn Slough
United States
U.S. Pacific
3
High
Willapa Bay
United States
U.S. Pacific
355
High
Grays Harbor
United States
U.S. Pacific
235
High
South Puget Sound
United States
U.S. Pacific
448.996
High
Port Orchard Sound
United States
U.S. Pacific
92
High
Neuse River
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
456
High
Pamlico Sound
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
4680
High
New River
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
88.02
High
St. Johns River
United States
U.S. South Atlantic
684.7
High
Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary
China
East China Sea
51000
High
Bellingham/Padilla/Samish Bays
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
350
High
Sequim/Discovery Bays
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
68
High
St. Croix River/Cobscook Bay
United States
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
148
High
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