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Donald Smith, a partner in Quoddy Bay, LLC, the developers of the proposed LNG terminal at Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation, made the following recorded statement for the CBC Radio program "Information Morning" (see our News page):
"We wouldn't want it [the LNG terminal] sited in either a pristine area — large commercial activities don’t belong adjacent to the highest-value recreational amenities like Cape Cod or southern Maine — or adjacent to pristine environments."
— Donald Smith, Quoddy Bay, LLC
We agree!
LNG does not belong in our pristine area.
A second LNG terminal has been proposed by Downeast LNG for Mill Cove in Robbinston, a few miles north of Gleason Cove. The Downeast LNG project would necessitate LNG tanker traffic through Western Passage, disrupting all other commercial and pleasure traffic in that passage, affecting boaters coming from and going to Gleason Cove.
| The Night Sky The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), photographed in the star-filled sky at Gleason Point in 2001, can typically — as it was in this case — only be seen away from artificial lights, such as bright security lights eminating from the proposed Split Rock and Perry LNG terminal. |
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Aurora, facing north from Gleason Cove. Gleason Point is an ideal location for aurora-watching, since it offers a wide expanse of sky with no light pollution. Security lights from the proposed LNG terminal and land facility would make seeing such sights here improbable |
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Aurora, facing east, over Western Passage, toward Deer Island, NB. The only artificial light visible is from a residence along the far shore on Deer Island, over a mile-and-a-half away. |
| The Daytime Sky The daytime sky provides delightful opportunities to birders. In fact, they're such an area attraction that there is an annual Downeast Birding Festival. Many American bald eagles reside in the area year-round. It is common to see these majestic birds along Campobello Island's shores of Head Harbour Passage throughout the year. Many other species, including massive numbers of migratory shorebirds, frequent the area. LNG terminals' bright night lights and LNG facilities' development of the shoreline and coastal waters would disrupt bird activity here. |
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American Bald Eagles are common to the area, and are frequently seen along the shores of Head Harbour Passage and Western Passage. Bright lights from LNG terminals, and pollution from LNG vessels would affect these majestic birds. |
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| Head Harbour — Campobello Island, NB |
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Head Harbour Light (East Quoddy Head Light), stands at the northern end of Campobello Island. The Black’s Harbour, NB - Grand Manan Island, NB ferry can be seen in the background. The ferry crosses the shipping lane that would be used by LNG tankers. |
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A humpback whale feeds offshore from Head Harbour Light. Whalewatching operations would be disrupted by the large security zone surrounding LNG tankers as they pass through the summer whalewatching areas around Grand Manan Island, Campobello Island, and Deer Island, NB.
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Two northern right whales photographed off Head Harbour Light (East Quoddy Head Light). This is the most endangered whale species on earth. Only about 300 – 350 of these whales exist. LNG supertankers traversing these whales' feeding grounds would put the entire species at risk from ship and propeller strikes.
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A finback ("fin") whale feeds off Head Harbour Light (East Quoddy Head Light).
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A mother harbour seal with her two pups sun on an exposed intertidal ledge near Casco Bay Island in Head Harbour Passage.
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| Western Passage — Perry, ME & Deer Island, NB Western Passage adjoins:
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Old Sow’s "sty" around the whirlpool is a turbulent wonder in and of itself, teeming with nutrients that keep these waters alive with sealife. Boat excursions through the Old Sow area will be disrupted by passing LNG tankers' large fore, side, and aft security zones, if either of the proposed local LNG projects is allowed. |
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The 250-foot-wide Old Sow Whirlpool — fed by 70 billion cubic feet of water that rushes into and out of Passamaquoddy Bay each day — lies in Western Passage, just to the southwest of Deer Island Point campground (shown here) on Deer Island, New Brunswick. |
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This Northern Red Anemone was photographed in the depths offshore from Deer Island Point. These waters are considered to be the best for scuba diving along the New England coast, while some divers consider Western Passage and Friar Roads to be the best diving north of the Florida Keys. |
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A Yellow Sea Raven calls the waters off Deer Island Point its home. Passing LNG tankers — which would be sailing through the area at slack tide — would inhibit diving here, since slack tide is the safest time for divers to deal with the area’s strong currents. |
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Calders Head on Deer Island, NB, is directly across Western Passage from Gleason Cove. From this location, porpoise can often be seen — even heard — in pods, diving as they feed in the narrow passage, a main highway for the porpoise. This tranquil beauty would be offended by the presence of a nearby LNG terminal. |
| Sailing in beautiful, unspoiled Western Passage, near Gleason Cove would be stopped during the presence of an LNG tanker, and the clean vista would become spoiled by the presence of an industrial facility projecting far out into the Passage. | |
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A minke whale, photographed from the Deer Island - Eastport ferry, is shown just south of Dog Island, Eastport. Aquaculture pens can be seen in the distance.
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| Gleason Cove — Perry, ME, & Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation This site was originally proposed for an LNG terminal; however, the proposed site is for Split Rock, a short distance south in Western Passage. Another terminal is proposed for Mill Cove, in Robbinston, a few miles north. LNG tankers would transit either all or a portion of Western Passage. Gleason Cove has:
Near to the Cove are:
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Maine State Boat Ramp at Gleason Cove. This popular state recreation facility would have been of little use, had the proposed LNG facility been built here. The proposed location was moved to Split Rock, a short distance to the south. |
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Dory and Seagulls in Gleason Cove. Boating activities here would be disrupted, or even banned by the proposed LNG project. |
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Kayakers enjoy Gleason Cove. The proposed LNG terminal would interrupt pleasure boating through this area. |
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Little River rivermouth at Gleason Cove. The proposed LNG land-based facility would be in the background. |
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A Herring Weir — an invention of the area’s Indians — provides economic benefit to the community. Two such weirs currently stand in Gleason Cove. An LNG facility would probably cause the demise of these weirs, with negative economic impact on fishermen. |
| Friar Roads — Campobello Island, NB & Eastport, ME This passageway is just south of Western Passage, and is between Campobello Island, NB, and Moose Island (Eastport), ME. It is a designated "emergency anchorage" for LNG vessels. It abutts:
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Winter Seasmoke in Friar Roads, viewed from the Eastport Fish Pier. Marine activites in summer fog and winter seasmoke present hardships enough to local navigators, without having to deal with large, and in fog a seasmoke — hidden — exclusion zones around LNG tankers moving through the area. |
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The "Friar" at Roosevelt Campobello International Park stands as a stoic sentinal in the intertidal zone of Friar’s Head. A close-by LNG terminal and regassification plant could negatively impact visitation to the International Park. |
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The Deer Island, NB - Eastport, ME ferry (shown here near the Eastport landing) makes 20 - 22 trips a day during the summer months. The Deer Island, NB - Campobello Island, NB ferry makes 12 - 14 crossings daily during the summer season. Both ferries pass through the confluence of Head Harbour Passage and Friar Roads, crossing the same shipping lane that would be used by LNG tankers; thus, ferry schedules could be disrupted by passing LNG vessels. |
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A Smooth Sun Star, photographed just offshore from Eastport. Scuba diving activities would be interrupted by the presence of passing LNG tankers. |
| Whales & Seals in the Passamaquoddy Bay Area |
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A mother harbour seal with her two pups sun on an exposed intertidal ledge near Casco Bay Island in Head Harbour Passage.
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A humpback whale feeds offshore from Head Harbour Light. Whalewatching operations would be disrupted by the large security zone surrounding LNG tankers as they pass through the summer whalewatching areas around Grand Manan Island, Campobello Island, and Deer Island, NB.
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A minke whale, photographed from the Deer Island - Eastport ferry, is shown just south of Dog Island, Eastport. Aquaculture pens can be seen in the distance.
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Two northern right whales photographed off Head Harbour Light (East Quoddy Head Light). This is the most endangered whale species on earth. Only about 300 – 350 of these whales exist. LNG supertankers traversing these whales' feeding grounds would put the entire species at risk from ship and propeller strikes.
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A finback ("fin") whale feeds off Head Harbour Light (East Quoddy Head Light).
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