Record Info:
- Extended Citation
- Trites, R. W. (1960). An oceanographical and biological reconnaissance of Kennebecasis Bay and the Saint John River Estuary. Journal of the Fisheries Board of Canada, 17(3), 377-408.
- Reference Abbreviation
- Trites, 1960
- Date Communicated
- 1960
- Region
- Inner Harbour
- Location Details
- Saint John River, Kennebecasis Bay, Saint John Harbour
- Group
- Physical
- Category
- Water Movement
- Preliminary Ecosystems Component
- Hydrography
- Attribute/Species (e.g.)
- Currents
- Metric/Detail
- Primary Objective
- Summarize oceanic characteristics (such as salinity, temperature, currents, dissolved oxygen concentrations and bottom topography of the SJH, SJR and Kennebecassis Bay area, as well investigate the type of fish and plankton that inhabit these areas.
- Key Findings/Monitoring Red Flags
- Data Collection Start
- 1957
- Data Collection Finish
- 1957
- Physical collection of data/samples
- No
- Referenced Data Source (if data not physically collected or not available in text)
- Natrional Research Council survey team
- Stakeholder Group
- Stakeholder Name
- *Journal Article
- Type of Reference
- Journal Article
- Source Details
- Journal Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Monitoring Tool
- Monitoring/Management Recommendations
- Notes
- Kennebacasis Bay represents more extreme conditions than Passamaquoddy would if damed, due to high discharge rates of freshwater from the SJH, and the double sills at the mouth of the SJR controlling/reducing the flow of SW upriver.
- File/Paper Location
- PDF Available
- link