Humboldt Bay is a natural bay and a multi-basin, bar-built coastal lagoon located on the rugged North Coast of California, entirely within Humboldt County, United States.
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16 Facts About Humboldt Bay
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Port of Humboldt Bay is a deep water port with harbor facilities, including large industrial docks at Fairhaven, Samoa, and Fields Landing designed to serve cargo and other vessels.
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Humboldt Bay is the only deep water bay between the San Francisco Bay and Coos Bay, Oregon.
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The Port of Humboldt Bay is the only protected deep water port for large ocean-going vessels for the large region.
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Humboldt Bay sediments contain buried salt marsh deposits showing that areas of the bay have subsided during episodic large-magnitude subduction earthquakes.
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Humboldt Bay's party, including Aleut in baidarka to hunt sea otter, were met with hostility by the local Indians.
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Humboldt Bay was charted by the United States Coast Survey in 1850, although the map was not published until 1851.
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Humboldt Bay was made an official United States port of entry in 1882, a status that permitted shipping from there directly to overseas ports.
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In 1968, land ownership along the Humboldt Bay became the focal point of a legal battle, when a lawsuit was filed against the City of Eureka to determine legal ownership of land along the Eureka waterfront.
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Humboldt Bay is recognized for protection by the California Bays and Estuaries Policy.
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Humboldt Bay is a source of subsistence for a variety of salt-water fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.
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Humboldt Bay has been invaded by the European green crab, a voracious predator that is known to prey on the young of native crab species, as well as native mussels, oysters, and clams.
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Streams and sloughs that enter into Humboldt Bay are listed north to south, clockwise, with tributaries entering nearest the bay listed first.
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The Humboldt Bay District maintains a 237-berth marina at Woodley Island, serving both recreational and commercial boats and a shipping dock located in South Bay.
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Humboldt Bay has many different tributaries, such as a river or stream, flowing into larger rivers or lakes For Humboldt Bay, Salmon Creek is the third largest tributary.
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Humboldt Bay NWR acquired the land in 1988 and deemed Salmon Creek in need of restoration to improve estuarine habitats.
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