Western Passage

Western Passage
Interactive map of Western Passage
LocationBay of Fundy
Coordinates44°55′53″N 66°59′38″W / 44.93139°N 66.99389°W / 44.93139; -66.99389
TypePassage
Bay of Fundy
Basin countriesCanada; United States

The Western Passage is a passage off of the Bay of Fundy just north of Eastport, Maine, primarily between Moose Island and Deer Island. It is one of two passages into Passamaquoddy Bay, the other being the Letete Passage. Tidal range in the passage is 8.3m. Cod and lobster are fished in the waterway.

References

  1. ↑ "Western Passage". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  2. 1 2 3 Willis, Theodore V.; Wilson, Karen A.; Alexander, Karen E.; Leavenworth, William B. (2013). "Tracking cod diet preference over a century in the northern Gulf of Maine: historic data and modern analysis". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 474: 263–276. ISSN 0171-8630.
  3. ↑ Willis, Theodore V.; Wilson, Karen A.; Johnson, Beverly J. (2017). "Diets and Stable Isotope Derived Food Web Structure of Fishes from the Inshore Gulf of Maine". Estuaries and Coasts. 40 (3): 889–904. ISSN 1559-2723.