Marine Resources of Kouchibouguac National Park: Extended Summary

• Main Authors: Patriquin, David G., Butler, C.R.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Applied Ocean Systems Ltd., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 2012
• Subjects: Kouchibouguac National Park (N.B.); New Brunswick; Estuaries; Barrier islands; Lagoons; Bathymetry; Tides; Currents; Temperature; Salinity; Sediment grain size; Infauna; Epifauna; Littorina littorea; Mytilus edulis; Macoma balthica; Nereis virens; Glyceria dibranchiata; Small fish; Algal flora; Seaweeds; Fucus distichus; Gracilaria foliifera; Abnfeltia plicata; Asterias vulgaris; Lunatia heros; Submerged angiosperms; Zostera marina; Ruppia maritima; Eelgrass standing crop; Nutrients; Dissolved oxygen; Shellfish; Exploitable fish; Alewife; Striped bass; Atlantic salmon; Brook trout; Smelt; Tomcod; Flounder; Eel; Sucker; Mummichog; Silversides; Clams; Mya arenaria; Soft shelled clam; Blue mussels; Periwinkles; Barrier Islands; Canada
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14429

Kouchibouguac National Park is located on the east coast of New Brunswick, Canada It includes 25 kilometers of barrier islands/sand dunes which shelter three lagoons and face the Gulf of St. Lawrence on their seaward side. Three rivers and five main streams flow into these lagoons within the park bo...