Overview
Upper Shore
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Nova Scotia Museum
The Upper Shore
The Upper Shore is under water only a few hours each day. Conditions vary from hot summer days to freshwater rainfalls to winter ice. All the creatures here have some structure or behaviour to prevent themselves and their young from drying up. Search for them deep in crevices, under rocks or in tidepools.
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Did you visit a seashore and not see anything like this? Try again, within an hour or two of low tide. Imagine that you are a water creature, drowning in the dry air and desperately seeking a cool, wet place to hide. "Dial-a-Tide", 426-5494, or check the yearly Canadian Tides and Current Tables or a local newspaper for high and low tide times predicted by Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
P.S. Rocks are creatures' homes. If you turn one over, please turn it back
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