Ecology of the Bay / Écologie de la baie

At the mouth of the St. Croix River, Passamaquoddy Bay lies along the border of Downeast Maine and coastal Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Passamaquoddy Bay is influenced by the extreme twice-daily tides and strong currents that bring nutrients from the deep ocean into the Bay of Fundy, creating a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park
Format: Text
Language:English
French
Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2014
Subjects:
Passamaquoddy Bay
Maine Coast
Canadian Maritimes
Environmental Sciences
Natural Resources and Conservation
North Atlantic
North Atlantic right whale
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/seagrant_pub/37
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=seagrant_pub
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Summary:At the mouth of the St. Croix River, Passamaquoddy Bay lies along the border of Downeast Maine and coastal Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Passamaquoddy Bay is influenced by the extreme twice-daily tides and strong currents that bring nutrients from the deep ocean into the Bay of Fundy, creating a rich feeding ground for fin, minke, and humpback whales, and the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

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