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The seaweed forest : rockweed harvesting in the Bay of Fundy / [written and produced by J.A. Percy].: En13-8/4-1996E-PDF

"This brief review of rockweed's role in the sea supports the contention of Bob Rangeley. from the Huntsman Marine Laboratory in St. Andrews. New Brunswick, that "the extant biomass of rockweed is an essential component of the ecosystem". He also points out, that in collecting rockweed we are in fact harvesting a valuable coastal habitat, making the concept of "sustainable harvest level" somewhat questionable. Any level of harvesting will inevitably diminish this habitat and have an impact on the animals that live there. The difficulty lies in deciding what level of environmental impact we are willing to accept in return for the many useful products that come from rockweed."--p. 4.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Environment Canada.
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
  • Clean Annapolis River Project.
  • Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Project.
  • Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research.
  • Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment.
TitleThe seaweed forest : rockweed harvesting in the Bay of Fundy / [written and produced by J.A. Percy].
Series title
  • Fundy issues ; issue #4
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Caption title.
  • "Autumn 1996."
  • "The Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Project is supported by Environment Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research."
  • "This publication is financially supported by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment."
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]
  • Includes bibliographical references: p. 4.
Publishing information
  • Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia : The Clean Annapolis River Project : The Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Project, 1996.
Author / Contributor
  • Percy, J. A. (Jonathan Arthur), 1943-
Description4 p : ill.
Catalogue number
  • En13-8/4-1996E-PDF
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