Bonne Bay - A Treasure and a Resource: Final Report on the Bonne Bay Public Gatherings and Workshop Woody Point and Norris Point October 27 – 29, 2009

• Main Authors: Cranston, Joan, Neis, Barbara, Best, Anita
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2009
• Subjects: Birchy Head; Gros Morne National Park; Norris Point; Rocky Harbour; Shoal Brook; Woody Point; Newfoundland; Snow crab
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/14124/; https://research.library.mun.ca/14124/1/Bonne%20Bay%20Meetings%20FINAL%20Report%20Jan%2013%202010.pdf; http://www.curra.ca/documents/Bonne%20Bay%20Meetings%20FINAL%20Report%20Jan%2013%202010.pdf

Bonne Bay is a small fjord located on the west coast of Newfoundland at the base of the Great Northern Peninsula. Several communities have a strong and enduring relationship with the Bonne Bay marine ecosystem. These communities include: Norris Point, Woody Point, Glenburnie, Birchy Head and Shoal Brook, Rocky Harbour, and Sally’s Cove and Trout River located just outside the entrance to Bonne Bay. There is a strong inshore fishing tradition in the Bonne Bay area including fisheries for lobster, cod, herring, salmon and, more recently, snow crab. The Bay and associated watersheds have seen an important increase in tourism-related activities in the past few decades including recreational salmon and trout fishing, tour boats, kayaking, recreational cod fishing and a growing number of cruise ship visits. This growth in tourism activity has been fuelled not only by the beauty and cultural and ecological richness of the area but also by the fact that Bonne Bay is surrounded by Gros Morne National Park and home to the Bonne Bay Marine Station.