Krill or Euphausid Shrimp are vital forage species that are at the very foundation of life in the ocean. Fish, birds, seals, whales and even humans depend on them. Life in our oceans forms a complex food web that depends … Continue reading OCEAN LIFE: What the heck is KRILL anyway and why are they important to whales and fish?
Art MacKay: 06 Nov 2017 Some of us remember the Passamaquoddy Bay Region on the Maine – New Brunswick border, as a bustling centre of activity fed by the abundant fisheries of the area. Major changes have happened since … Continue reading FISHERIES: Just how much have things changed in 90 years you ask!
One of our excellent author-historians published a great book many years ago called History of islands & islets in the Bay of Fundy, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 1876. In it is this intriguing section: Champlain speaks of having anchored at … Continue reading MYSTERIES: If Champlain’s Anchor was found on Grand Manan, where is it now?
Lessons learned while protecting one of the Fundy areas most important areas ABOUT Occupying the shared border between Canada and the United States, Head Harbour Passage, Friars Roads, Western Passage, Passamaquoddy Bay, Cobscook Bay and St. Croix River Estuary are … Continue reading LOOKING BACK – LNG: The 10 year battle to stop LNG development in Passamaquoddy Bay. AND IT’S NOT OVER YET!!
In 1982, the PEI Trout Farmers Association was formed, and assisted in the sharing of information, experience, and production knowledge. With the combination of hard work, innovation, and modern facilities, PEI has a small but valuable and important finfish aquaculture … Continue reading LOOKING BACK – In the beginning they were Trout Farmers – PEI Aquaculture Alliance Today
Approval article Sisson Mine project given EIA approval, Brian Kenny saysNorthcliff Resources’s open pit mine project, near Fredericton, is approved, subject to 40 conditionsCBC NewsSisson mine modelThe Sisson mine project’s environmental impact assessment has been approved by the Department … Continue reading ISSUES: Sisson Mine project was given approval in NB 2015 … But project has been abandoned!
2016 – As many folks were aware, thousands of dead Atlantic herring washed up along the shores of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia and citizens and researchers considered a multitude of explanations. Is it a virus? a bacterium? … Continue reading POISON IN YOUR CHOWDER: Hunting for Answers: Dead Herring, Krill, Copepods and Demoic Acid – 2016
LITTLE RIVER LIGHTHOUSE, Cutler, Maine By Art MacKay in LIGHTHOUSES 8 pages, published 11/16/2016 Continue reading EXPLORE: Little River Light, Cutler
Well, the Bay of Fundy didn’t win one of the seven coveted spots in the Seven Natural Wonders of the World contest 2007, but it was one of the final 28 magnificent places around the world AND the only one … Continue reading LOOKING BACK – I think the Bay of Fundy is more than some strange rocks and lots of mud! What about you???
The Canadian Coast Guard burned down Navy Bar Lighthouse in 1967. Some feel the removal of the lighthouse was in preparation for the Queen Mother’s visit to St. Andrews that year, as the structure was considered an eyesore. Continue reading LIGHTHOUSES: St. Andrews Lighthouse Burns – 1967
Grand Manan is rugged and beautiful and has attracted artists and photographers for many, many years. This is a small collection of old images taken primarily from postcards. Source: IMAGES: Some old images from Grand Manan Island | Continue reading IMAGES: Some old images from Grand Manan Island
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