Schooding Ridge

Schoodic Ridge rises from the seafloor in the northern Gulf of Maine, near the deeper waters of Jordan Basin. Its steep underwater slopes provide a home for corals and fish beneath the cold Atlantic. Above the ridge, the gulf extends between the Maine coast and Nova Scotia, its shores indented by bays and its floor shaped by banks and basins. Fishing vessels have long crossed these waters in search of the gulf's rich marine life.