Crow Island (New Brunswick)

Crow Island

Interactive map of Crow Island
Geography
Location	Bay of Fundy
Coordinates	45°01′23″N66°55′59″W / 45.023°N 66.933°W / 45.023; -66.933
Administration
Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte
Parish	West Isles Parish

Crow Island is an undeveloped island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is located off the east coast of Stuart Town, Deer Island, before the Partridge Islands. It is one the primary Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture sites in the region, combining mussels and kelp - as well as 15 salmon cages under Cooke Aquaculture. ^{[4] [5]}

From at least 1910-1912, the family of Fred Lodge of Eastport, Maine wintered on Crow Island. ^{[6] [7]}

Geography and composition

Jameson, Crow, Hardwood, Parker and Partridge Island are all share a land shelf north of Deer Island, where the waters are generally less than 10m below mean sea level in depth. ^[8]

References

1. "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "489" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 490, 497, 500, and 501 at same site.
3. "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
4. https://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/35_2_Haarr.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
5. "Review of the Potential Near-and Far-Field Effects of the Organic Extractive Component of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) in Southwest New Brunswick with Emphasis on the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis)", https://epe.bac-lac.gc.ca/100/201/301/weekly_checklist/2014/internet/w14-41-U-E.html/collections/collection_2014/mpo-dfo/Fs70-5-2014-026-eng.pdf
6. The Granite town greetings : Vol. 6, No. 23 (December 16, 1910)
7. The Granite town greetings : Vol. 8, No. 5 (August 9, 1912)
8. What Images Return: A Study of the Stratigraphy and Seasonality of a Small Shell Midden in the West Isles of New Brunswick, November 1983