Bannatyne Cove

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Bannatyne Cove is a Canadian fishing settlement in the Humber-Bay of Islands electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador. [1] It is slightly southeast of Sopers, Allens Brook, Mount Moriah, and Giles Point, and slightly northwest of Pleasant Cove, Petries, and Georgetown. [2] It's a part of the city of Corner Brook.

A 1901 census shows 13 men, 4 women, and 14 homes. [3] In 1918, Bannatyne was listed within the St. George electoral district and its nearest post town was Curling. [4] [3]

In 2014, Bannatyne Cove, along with a number of other locations around the Bay of Islands, showed signs of a green crab infestation. [5] An inedible, invasive species, it caused concern among biologists, as it is highly aggressive.

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References

  1. "Humber - Bay of Islands" (PDF). Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Finance. 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  2. "Notice of Intent: Section 7 of the Lands Act" (PDF). Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries and Land Resources. 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  3. 1 2 Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1901.
  4. "Gazette of January 22nd, 1918" (PDF). Archive. 1918. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  5. Crocker, Diane (2014-07-25). "ACAP trapping green crab to try and eradicate the invasive species from the Bay of Islands". SaltWire. Retrieved 2021-12-19.

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