Blue Hill Bay
44°15′N68°27′W/ 44.25°N 68.45°W
Blue Hill Bayis abaylying to the west ofMount Desert IslandinHancock County, Maine,United States.[1]Approximately 14 mi (23 km) long, its southern boundaries are set bySwan's Islandand Placentia Island at its entrance; the town ofBlue Hilllies at the far end.[1]Morgan Bay, Union River Bay, and Western Bay empty into it. Long Island in the north of the bay is the largest uninhabited island in Maine.[2]
Due to its protected waters, Blue Hill Bay is popular with recreational boaters.[2]In addition to crab,lobster,and other fisheries, aquaculture ofsalmonandmusselsis practiced in the bay.[3][4]The shores of the bay are an important breeding ground forharbor seals.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Decisions Rendered Between July 1, 1939 and June 30, 1940".Decisions of the United States Geographic Board.United States Geographic Board: 8. 1940.
- ^ab"Blue Hill Bay".AllTrips.
- ^"Blue Hill Bay Research".Friends of Blue Hill Bay. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-15.
- ^"Blue Hill Bay Watershed Monitoring Project".Marine Environmental Research Institute. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-28.
- ^"Pinniped Monitoring Program".Marine Environmental Research Institute. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-28.
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