Bay of Fundy

The Bay of Fundy is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. A small portion of the northwest corner of the bay's coastline fronts the US state of Maine. The name "Fundy" is thought to date back to the 16th century when the Portuguese referred to the bay as "Rio Fundo" or "deep river".

Ports and shipping

The port of Saint John is one of the busiest ports in North America, owing to its concentration of pulp and paper industry and the largest oil refinery in Canada. Hantsport, Nova Scotia on the Avon River is also home to a pulp and paper mill and is the shipment point for raw gypsum exports to the United States. The ports of Bayside, New Brunswick (near St. Andrews) and Eastport, Maine are important local ports.

Related Topics:
Pulp and paper - Oil refinery - Hantsport, Nova Scotia - Gypsum - Bayside, New Brunswick - Eastport, Maine

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A result of heavy shipping traffic has been the potential for increased collisions between ships and the North Atlantic Right Whale. In 2003 the Canadian Coast Guard adjusted shipping lanes crossing prime whale feeding areas at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy to lessen the risk of collision.

Related Topics:
2003 - Canadian Coast Guard

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The bay is also traversed by several passenger and automobile ferry services:

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• Saint John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia (operated by Bay Ferries Limited)
• Grand Manan Island) to Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick and White Head Island to Grand Manan Island (operated by Coastal Transport Limited)
• Deer Island to Letete, New Brunswick (operated by New Brunswick Department of Transportation)
• Campobello Island to Deer Island and Eastport, Maine to Deer Island (operated by East Coast Ferries Limited)
• Westport, Nova Scotia (Brier Island) to Freeport, Nova Scotia (Long Island) and Tiverton, Nova Scotia (Long Island) to East Ferry, Nova Scotia (operated by Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Public Works)