One of the amazing phenomena students visiting the Huntsman get to experience is the tides. The Bay of Fundy has highest tides in the world, which when they recede can expose large intertidal zones for student exploration.
The highest recorded tide in the Bay of Fundy was in Burntcoat, Nova Scotia, where they recorded a difference of 53.38 vertical feet or 16.27 metres! In the St. Andrews area, where the Huntsman is located, the tide rises anywhere between 20 to 26 feet or 7.92 metres; that is about as tall as a 2-story building.
For an explanation about the tides and why the Bay of Fundy tides are so high visit the Educational Resources section of our website, www.huntsmanmarine.ca/html/resources1.html.
Our research vessel at high tide...
and low tide.
