What types of benthos live in Narragansett Bay?
Organisms living in Narragansett Bay live in different regions of the bay depending upon the location’s physical conditions. Changing salinity, currents, depth, and other factors affect where the organism live. Organisms adapt to their community. Although there are some regions where boundaries separate communities, other regions are more integrated without distinct boundaries. In the Lower Bay temperatures are lower and salinity is higher. Organisms here are well adapted to live in these conditions. In this area beds of sea scallops, ocean quahogs, surf clams, blue mussels, and other marine species are found.
