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Jane,
an excellent question about the black coating on the clams. There are =
huge mussel beds near Lawlor Island, and elsewhere in Halifax Harbour. =
And people dig for clams in Wreck (or Back) Cove on McNabs Island, as =
they have for millennia. there is a prehistoric shell midden at the head =
of the cove, one of the oldest signs of human presence in this area.=20
There is still a plume of greenish water near the outlet of the =
Eastern Passage sewage treatment plant, which is far too small and =
currently being enlarged to meet the needs of the expanding human =
population in the area.
But the entire harbour is supposedly permanently closed to all =
shellfish harvesting due to contamination. But lots of people are =
unaware of this, as DFO hasn't posted any signs on the waterfront for =
years...
Anyone considering shellfish gathering in the area should consider =
Cole Harbour, and contact the local DFO office for up-to-date closure =
information.=20
Dusan Soudek
=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Dave&Jane Schlosberg=20
To: NatureNS=20
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] harbour porpoises in Halifax Harbour
Pursuant to Dusan=E2=80=99s report, I have a question that I think =
relates to the harbour clean-up as it has affected that area (Eastern =
Passage). At low tide people wade in the water south of =
McCormack=E2=80=99s beach, picking up large clams (Quohogs?) four or =
five inches across, which are on or just under the sand surface. These =
clams have a black coating on their shells. It can be scraped off with =
a fingernail. Is this coating gunk left over from the days of =
pollution, or is it particular to this type of clam? People eat them.
Jane
From: Dusan Soudek=20
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 10:13 AM
To: NatureNS=20
Subject: [NatureNS] harbour porpoises in Halifax Harbour
Yesterday, during the annual McNabs Island Paddle and Cleanup, some =
of us observed two harbour porpoises in Eastern Passage. (The channel, =
not the eponymous community.) They are not a particularly common sight =
in Halifax Harbour.
The water around the harbour islands is much clearer than before =
the sewage plants came on-stream a few years ago, and the eelgrass beds =
have expanded considerably.
Dusan Soudek
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Jane,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> an excellent question about the black =
coating on=20
the clams. There are huge mussel beds near Lawlor Island, and elsewhere =
in=20
Halifax Harbour. And people dig for clams in Wreck (or Back) Cove on =
McNabs=20
Island, as they have for millennia. there is a prehistoric shell midden =
at the=20
head of the cove, one of the oldest signs of human presence in this=20
area. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> There is still a plume of greenish =
water near the=20
outlet of the Eastern Passage sewage treatment plant, which is far too =
small and=20
currently being enlarged to meet the needs of the expanding human =
population in=20
the area.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> But the entire harbour is supposedly =
permanently=20
closed to all shellfish harvesting due to contamination. But lots =
of=20
people are unaware of this, as DFO hasn't posted any signs on the =
waterfront for=20
years...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Anyone considering shellfish gathering =
in the=20
area should consider Cole Harbour, and contact the local DFO office for=20
up-to-date closure information. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Ddschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">Dave&Jane =
Schlosberg</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 09, =
2012 10:24=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] harbour =
porpoises=20
in Halifax Harbour</DIV>
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12pt">
<DIV>Pursuant to Dusan=E2=80=99s report, I have a question that I =
think relates to the=20
harbour clean-up as it has affected that area (Eastern Passage). =
At low=20
tide people wade in the water south of McCormack=E2=80=99s beach, =
picking up large=20
clams (Quohogs?) four or five inches across, which are on or just =
under the=20
sand surface. These clams have a black coating on their =
shells. It=20
can be scraped off with a fingernail. Is this coating gunk left =
over=20
from the days of pollution, or is it particular to this type of =
clam? =20
People eat them.</DIV>
<DIV>Jane</DIV>
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title=3Dsoudekd@ns.sympatico.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca">Dusan Soudek</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 09, 2012 10:13 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] harbour porpoises in Halifax=20
Harbour</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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none">
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Yesterday, during the annual McNabs =
Island=20
Paddle and Cleanup, some of us observed two harbour porpoises in =
Eastern=20
Passage. (The channel, not the eponymous community.) They are not a=20
particularly common sight in Halifax Harbour.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> The water around the harbour islands =
is much=20
clearer than before the sewage plants came on-stream a few years ago, =
and the=20
eelgrass beds have expanded considerably.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan=20
Soudek</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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