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Lawrence result in some of the warmest saltwater on the Atlantic coast north of Virginia.
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Restigouche Estuary was designated (June, 2000) an Important Bird Area of International Significance (the first in New Brunswick) because it is the largest staging area in eastern North America for Black
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Chaleur Bay opens to the east with its southern shore formed by the north shore of New
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653:Gagné, Gilles (2004).
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