Canada High Sea

Off Nova Scotia, the Scotian Shelf is broken by shallow banks, deep basins and the submarine canyon known as the Gully. Currents moving through the canyon mix offshore water with the Nova Scotia Current, sustaining rich marine life. Nearby, low Sable Island and its far-reaching sandbanks have long endangered vessels in fog and storms. European fishermen came to the offshore banks during the sixteenth century, seeking fish and whales in these productive but exposed waters.