Sailors, Whalers, Coral forests & Tourists in the Gully: Human history highlights from Canada’s largest submarine canyon

Guest speaker:  Paul Macnab
May 7, 6:30 pm
Tuesday Night Talk, free

Just east of Sable Island, the continental shelf is incised by the Gully, an immense canyon where the seabed rapidly slopes away reaching depths greater than 2 kilometers. Conserved since 2004 as the first marine protected area (MPA) on Canada’s east coast, the Gully has supported diverse maritime activities since European seafarers arrived in Mi'kma'ki. Leading up to the 20th anniversary of the Gully and our special celebratory event on May 11, marine geographer Paul Macnab provides an illustrated talk featuring highlights from the area’s interwoven histories of transportation, fishing, scientific inquiry and conservation.