Blehem - New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy
Blehem is a shore dive in the Bay of Fundy, typically accessed at high slack tide to avoid strong currents. Visibility here can vary a lot, often dropping to just a few metres, but it's a good spot for finding nudibranchs and various crustaceans amongst the kelp. It’s definitely a dive for local divers, or those looking for an unusual cold water experience rather than big fish. We’d suggest checking local tide charts carefully and talking to nearby dive shops before heading out.
- Location
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada, North America
- Coordinates
- 48.414104, -68.886680
Marine Protected Area: Île Bicquette Water Fowl Gathering Area
Nearby Dive Sites in New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy
- Baie de la Vieille
- Barge (wreck)
- Bergeronne Trader - 15-30m (wreck)
- Bilbo
- Brise Lame
- CARABOBO - 4m (wreck)
- Cayes Noires (reef)
- Empress of Ireland (wreck)
- Epave (wreck)
- Escoumins
- Germanicus
- GIUAN - 2m (wreck)
- Grande Ile
- Guian
- J P P NO 507 - 5m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to Blehem
Marine Life in New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy
Home to 154 recorded species including 78 reef fish, 16 whales & dolphins, 15 sharks & rays, 8 crabs & lobsters, 8 seagrass & algae, 8 other.
Notable Species
- Protestant (Clupea harengus) - Reef Fish
- Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) - Reef Fish
- Whiting (Merluccius bilinearis) - Reef Fish
- Cape Shark (Squalus acanthias) - Sharks & Rays
- American Lobster (Homarus americanus) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - Reef Fish
- Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) - Reef Fish
- Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) - Whales & Dolphins
- Winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) - Sharks & Rays
- Atlantic Rock Crab (Cancer irroratus) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Starry Ray (Amblyraja radiata) - Sharks & Rays
- witch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) - Reef Fish
- saithe (Pollachius virens) - Reef Fish
- Smooth skate (Malacoraja senta) - Sharks & Rays
- long rough dab (Hippoglossoides platessoides) - Reef Fish
- American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) - Reef Fish
- Blueback Herring (Alosa aestivalis) - Reef Fish
- four-bearded rockling (Enchelyopus cimbrius) - Reef Fish
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins
- knotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) - Seagrass & Algae