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Background of shad fishery

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The Hall's boats
1893
Portapique, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Cobequid Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.
21 August 2003
Bass River, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Fishing has provided sustenance for maritime families since time immemorial. This Community Memories exhibit gives an account of the fishery (now gone) in Cobequid Bay from 1840-1994.

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Cobequid Bay lies at the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada. The goephysical configurations causes the worlds highest tides here. Tides of fifty feet are not uncommon. As the bay empties twice every twenty-four hours, miles of sea floor are exposed.

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Schooner on mud flats, Five Islands.
1902
Five Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada

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As the tide receded the schooner was left "high and dry" on the mud flats at Five Islands. This is a typical scene at low tide.

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Cobequid Bay vista at Five Islands
1950
Five Islands, Nova Scotia, Canada

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A typical Cobequid Bay vista at Five Islands.

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Bass River Wharf
1900
Bass River, Nova Scotia, Canada

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As in all maritime communities during this period, the primary mode of transportation was by water. All communities on or near the water were serviced by wharves. Cobequid Bay's wharves were indispensable to every industry on its shores.

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Black Rock Wharf
1900
Black Rock Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Black Rock wharf where passengers are waiting to be loaded on the ferry to Maitland. "Time and tide wait for no man" especially on Cobequid Bay. There is no waiting for an errant passenger as the tide might drop so quickly that a boat could not leave its mooring.

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Main Road through Great Village
1900
Great Village, Nova Scotia, Canada