Estuarian Animal Life

Many animals thrive in estuaries.  Estuaries have more life per square inch than Midwest farmland, which is saying a lot.  Some of the animals that live in estuaries are manatees, fish (salmon, etc), shellfish (shrimp, scallops, etc), oysters, filter feeders (horseshoe crabs, etc), predatory snails (Oyster Drills, whelks, etc), sponges, crabs, osprey, and other marine and shore birds.  As you can see, estuaries are teeming with life!