One of the interesting scenes in Bay of Fundy are the fishing weirs. Mostly used to catch herring if you have to opportunity to be near a weir at low tide it is an interesting experience. I have seen anything from seals, dolphins, sharks and even whales trapped in weirs. Constructed mostly of wooden poles and netting they consist of a lead net running to a corral. Fish swim up against the lead net and follow it along to the corral area. As the tide lowers they are trapped and dip netted out.
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| Weir under construction |
For fisherman weirs can be both time consuming and expensive. Usually the harsh winters in the bay force these to have to reconstructed every season
Dave Hamilton at his weir at Morden, NS
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| Dolphin caught in weir being rescued by Greg Wheeler of Ont |
One interesting experience was coming across a dolphin caught in a weir The poor creature was in distress and was injuring itself on the rocks. Unable to reach the owner my cousin Greg and I decided we needed to remove it before it did anymore damage to itself.
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| Happy creature going home |
This was just another interesting day on the Bay of Fundy. No two days are the same. Always a new sunset or sunrise. Beach combing to do. Shellfish to gather. Life is never boring. To me it is one of the greatest places to visit or live. The weirs just adds more mysteries everyday.
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