[NatureNS] Shellfish upheaval

Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 11:24:42 -0400 (AST)
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Well Ken growing up on Panmure Island w=
e would see</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Bar Clams washed up after a storm. Sand=
 on those bars</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">moves around a lot in the storms. The b=
oat Minora stranded</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">on the bar there disappeared quickly. A=
nother boat fastened</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">with copper nails was laying on the bea=
ch when I was young</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Its history is too long for my fingers!=
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">It got covered up and the beach built u=
p 50 meters out in the bay.</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">A storm a few years ago uncovered it bu=
t I haven&#39;t been there lately.</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">The sand is almost liquid at times.</sp=
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Always interesting changes happening!</=
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the last of fall</span>
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   <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul</span>
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   &#62; On December 1, 2018 at 9:07 PM Ken McKenna &#60;kenmcken54@eastlin=
k.ca&#62; wrote:
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   <br/>&#62; Hi all
   <br/>&#62; The strong nor=E2=80=99easter a few days ago had a significan=
t impact in shellfish near Caribou-Munroes I Provincial Park in Pictou Co. =
On a hike along the beach this morning with Fred MacKenzie , we were surpri=
sed by the number of gulls and eagles along the beach. As we walked along, =
the reason they were there became obvious as several thousand bar clams had=
 washed up on the beach. Also on the beach were 3-4 dozen lobsters, a few m=
ussels and scallops. Between ourselves and another beach hiker, most of the=
 lobsters that we saw still alive were returned to the water but one would =
have needed baskets to gather the bar clams. I had no idea so many clams ha=
d been living in the waters off the island. Many age classes were in the mi=
x. The clams were all along the north and east beaches.=20
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   <br/>&#62; The waves during the storm must have completely covered a goo=
d section of the bar
   <br/>&#62; connecting the mainland section of the park to Munroes I. The=
 marram grass was matted down. On the north side there was quite a bit of e=
rosion of the bank and many trees must have washed away. Lots of power to t=
his storm. Big Island Causeway further east fared worse with a large sectio=
n of the causeway breached. There was a steady stream of trucks trying to r=
estore the causeway road the last couple days.=20
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   <br/>&#62; Cheers
   <br/>&#62; Ken=20
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   <br/>&#62; Sent from my iPad
   <br/>&#62; Ken McKenna
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