6 GEORGE V SESSIONAL PAPER No. 38a A. 1916 



XIV. 



AN INVESTIGATION OF THE BAYS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF 



NEW BRUNSWICK WITH A VIEW TO THEIR USE 



FOR OYSTER CULTURE. 



By J. W. Mayor, E. TIorne Craigie, and J. D. Detweiler. 



(With a Map showing Stations of Observation.) 



1. Introduction. 



The observations recorded in the present paper were made for the purpose of 

 ascertaining what bays could be found on the southern coast of New Brunswick 

 which supplied the conditions required for oyster cvilture. The investigation must 

 be regarded as of a preliminary nature. Nearly all the observations were made 

 between August 13 and 17 during two cruises with the motor-boat Prince of the 

 Biological Station at St. Andrews. All the bays between the St. Croix river and 

 St. John were visited, observations made on the temperature, salinity, and plankton, 

 and the contents of dredgings determined. The stations at which this was done 

 are listed below and their position marked accurately on the accompanying map. 

 It was originally intended to include the Upper St. Croix river, Pegano cove, 

 Oak bay, and Warwig creek in the list of stations, but lack of time prevented this. 

 In 1910, Mr. G. G. Copeland^ made hydrographic observations in these bays. His 

 stations have been placed on the map and his data are given in our table of hydro- 

 graphic observations. Mr. G. G. Copeland also made in the same year observations 

 near our stations in Passamaquoddy bay. These observations also are given in tabular 

 form. His temperatures, which were given in degrees Fahrenheit, have been reduced 

 to the Centrigrade scale. In some cases records are given of dredgings made at the 

 stations in previous years. 



For the direction of the investigation and the methods used. Dr. J. W. Mavor is 

 responsible, for the hydrographic observations, Mr. E. Home Craigie, and for the 

 dredging, Mr. J. D. Detweiler. 



a list of the stations referred to in this paper. 



Station 1. St. Croix river. Mr. Copeland's station 3. 

 •' 2. Pagan's cove. Mr. Copeland's station 5B. 

 " 3. Oak bay. Mr. Copeland's station 5A. 

 " 4. Mouth of Warwig creek. Mr. Copeland's station 5D. 

 " 5. Brandy cove, equally distant from sides and end. 

 " 6. Chamcook harbour, between the bars, off an old weir, the highest hill 



west of Chamcook hill being between the two buildings of the 



Canadian Sardine Company's factory. 

 " 7. Chamcook harbour, on a line between the factory and the opposite 



point, the lighthouse being in the centre of the height on the 



outer point. 



1 G. G. Copeland. The Temperatures and Densities and Allied subjects of Passamaquoddy 

 Bay and its environs. Their Bearing on the Oyster Industry. Contributions to Canadian Biology 

 being studies from the Marine Biological Stations of Canada, 1906-10, Ottawa, 1912, pp. 281- 

 294. 



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