Récif Poulin - New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy
Récif Poulin, tucked away in the Bay of Fundy, offers a glimpse into New Brunswick's colder water diving. The reef itself presents a stark beauty, with hardy corals clinging to the rock. Visibility can be a factor here, as is typical for the region, but patient divers are often rewarded with encounters with local cod and schools of smaller fish. It’s a site best suited for those looking for a different kind of reef experience, away from tropical colours.
- Location
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada, North America
- Coordinates
- 49.393055, -67.303055
- Type
- reef
Marine Protected Area: Pointe Steamship - Pointe à Poulin 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
- Blehem
- Brise Lame
- CARABOBO - 4m (wreck)
- Cayes Noires (reef)
- Empress of Ireland (wreck)
- Epave (wreck)
- Escoumins
- Germanicus
- GIUAN - 2m (wreck)
- Grande Ile
- Guian
Nearest Dive Centres to Récif Poulin
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