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Miramichi Bay is an Estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf Of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick . The Miramichi River drains into Miramichi Bay, giving local waters somewhat lower salinity. Miramichi Bay is separated into the "inner bay" and the "outer bay", with the division being a line of uninhabited Barrier Islands which are continually reshaped by ocean storms. The largest of these islands is the uninhabited Portage Island, which was broken in two during a violent storm in the 1950's. Marine life includes Harbour Seals , Herring Gull s, the Common Tern (''pictars'' to use the old Scottish word), the Great Blue Heron (commonly called "crane" in the Miramichi), the Common Loon , and Cormorant s (called "black shag" locally), with Kingfisher s, Plover s, Snipe and Killdeer along the shore. |
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