Back Bay is an unincorporated settlement in New Brunswick, Canada on the shore of a bay of the same name in the Bay of Fundy. Back Bay is a local descriptive being on the opposite side of a peninsula from Letete.[1] It is the centre of a large aquaculture operation and is also home to the Back Bay Elementary School.[2]
Back Bay | |
|---|---|
  Back Bay Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′22″N 66°52′11″W / 45.05611°N 66.86972°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Saint George |
| Electoral Districts Federal | New Brunswick Southwest |
| Provincial | Charlotte-The Isles |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local service district |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Highways |  Route 172 |
History
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In 1866 Back Bay was a farming and fishing community of about 30 families. The in 1871 was 200 people, growing to 300 by 1898 with a post office (established in 1872),[3] two stores, and two churches.[4] Back Bay was home to a Connors brothers sardine factory for many years until its closure in the late 1990's
Aquaculture
editA process called Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in the Bay includes Atlantic cod,[5] saccharina latissima (sugar kelp), alaria esculenta (winged kelp), blue mussels, and Atlantic salmon, produced in a collaborative project by the University of New Brunswick and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Cooke Aquaculture.[6] There is a large aquaculture presence in Back Bay with main businesses such as Cookes Aquaculture and Mowi. There is also a lobster processing plant located in Back Bay which is owned by Bayshore lobster. There is also a large commercial fishing industry with the main fisheries being Lobster, Scallop, fish dragging, and rockweeding.
References
edit- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 70. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ^ "Back Bay Elementary School". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 70. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ^ "Back Bay". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Existing aquaculture sites in Bay Management". Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Organic kelp almost ready for market". Aquaculture North America. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2016-12-07.