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Prospect Wharf
Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
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EntryShore
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp0–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Aug
About this site
Prospect Wharf is a dive site near Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 0 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
American LobsterHomarus americanus
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
SaithePollachius virens
Grey Sea SlugAeolidia papillosa
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
CodGadus morhua
MackerelScomber scombrus
Winter FlounderPseudopleuronectes americanus
Nearby sites
- 1Sandy Cove5.9 km
- 2Terence Bay Wharf6.2 km
- 3West Dover Govt Wharf7.2 km
- 4Burns Point7.3 km
- 5Polly Cove8.8 km
- 6Cranberry Cove11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org