Blue Hill Bay Explained

44.25°N -68.45°W

Blue Hill Bay is a bay lying to the west of Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States.^[1] Approximately 14miles long, its southern boundaries are set by Swan's Island and Placentia Island at its entrance; the town of Blue Hill lies at the far end.^[1] Morgan Bay, Union River Bay, and Western Bay empty into it. Long Island in the north of the bay is the largest uninhabited island in Maine.^[2]

Due to its protected waters, Blue Hill Bay is popular with recreational boaters.^[2] In addition to crab, lobster, and other fisheries, aquaculture of salmon and mussels is practiced in the bay.^{[3] [4]} The shores of the bay are an important breeding ground for harbor seals.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Decisions of the United States Geographic Board. Decisions Rendered Between July 1, 1939 and June 30, 1940. United States Geographic Board. 8. 1940.
2. Web site: Blue Hill Bay. AllTrips.
3. Web site: Blue Hill Bay Research. Friends of Blue Hill Bay. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415212324/http://www.fobhb.org/projects.html. 2012-04-15.
4. Web site: Blue Hill Bay Watershed Monitoring Project. Marine Environmental Research Institute. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120628115941/http://meriresearch.org/COASTALMONITORING/BlueHillBayWatershed/tabid/90/Default.aspx. 2012-06-28.
5. Web site: Pinniped Monitoring Program. Marine Environmental Research Institute. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120628120158/http://meriresearch.org/COASTALMONITORING/PinnipedMonitoringProgram/tabid/192/Default.aspx. 2012-06-28.