Editing Cobscook Bay (section)

==Geography==
Cobscook Bay is a large bay in Washington County, Maine that opens into Passamaquoddy Bay within the Bay of Fundy through a relatively narrow opening. It is about {{convert|10|mi}} long and 10 wide and has a long, convoluted coastline with many islands. The mouth of the bay is bracketed by the island city of [[Eastport, Maine|Eastport]], which is principally on [[Moose Island, Maine|Moose Island]], and by the town of [[Lubec, Maine|Lubec]]. Other townships around the bay are [[Perry, Maine|Perry]], [[Pembroke, Maine|Pembroke]], [[Dennysville, Maine|Dennysville]], [[Edmunds, Maine|Edmunds]], and [[Tresscott, Maine|Tresscott]].<ref name=focusarea>{{cite web |url=http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mnap/focusarea/cobscook_bay_focus_area.pdf |title=Cobscook Bay |publisher=Maine Government |accessdate=2012-12-25}}</ref> There are about 7,000 people living in the nine communities in the area, many of whom are fishermen or work in fish farming, shipping or tourism. There is a [[scallop]] fishery here.<ref name=Resource/>

The bay is both [[Geology|geologically]] and [[Hydrology|hydrologically]] complex. The tide has an average range of {{convert|18.4|ft}} (and range that can exceed 26 feet) and there are strong currents as large volumes of sea water flow into and out of the bay twice a day.<ref name=focusarea/> The bay is very shallow with the average depth being about {{convert|10|m}} and about one third of its area is exposed at low water.<ref name=Resource>{{cite web |url=http://www.cobscook.org/ |title=Cobscook Bay Resource Center |accessdate=2012-12-27}}</ref> The volume of freshwater entering from streams is relatively small and the nutrient rich waters support a great diversity of [[phytoplankton]] and [[algae]]. These support a [[Biodiversity|biodiverse]] community of [[fish]], [[Bivalvia|shellfish]], [[Polychaeta|marine worms]] and other [[invertebrate]]s. Many birds feed on these and the bay is an important visiting place for [[Bird migration|migrating]] birds and [[waterfowl]].<ref name=focusarea/>

The area surrounding the bay is well-timbered, but as well as forests there are streams, lakes, bogs, marshes and mudflats interspersed by a network of trails.<ref name=CoC>{{cite web |url=http://cobscookbay.com/images/brochure2012.pdf |title=Down East: The nature of Maine |publisher=Cobscock Bay Area Chamber of Commerce |accessdate=2012-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901082907/http://cobscookbay.com/images/brochure2012.pdf |archive-date=2013-09-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Cobscook Bay State Park]] takes up part of the shore of the bay.