St. Pauls Inlet: a biological re-assessment of zooplankton and fish populations within an estuarine system in Western Newfoundland

• Main Authors: Stevens, Erin N., Melanson, Ryan,L, Campbell, Christine Elaine
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2010
• Subjects: St. Pauls; St. Pauls Inlet; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/14134/; https://research.library.mun.ca/14134/1/CURRA_Research_Report_11_16-Brackish_Ponds.pdf; https://www.academia.edu/1479504/St._Pauls_Inlet_a_biological_re-assessment_of_zooplankton_and_fish_populations_within_an_estuarine_system_in_Western_Newfoundland

St. Pauls Inlet is a fjord-type estuary on the western coast of insular Newfoundland. It has been classified as a marine area of interest by the Canadian Parks and Wildlife Society (Rao et al. 2009). The inlet can be defined as an estuarine system in that it is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with a free connection to the sea and within which the sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water (Pritchard 1967). The area is also characteristic of fjordal landscapes as a result of the glacial sculpting which occurred in western Newfoundland approximately 12, 000 years ago (Rogerson 1983).