Miramichi Bay

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For the riding which returns members to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, see Miramichi Bay-Neguac

Miramichi Bay is an estuary located on the west coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick.

The Miramichi River drains into Miramichi Bay, giving local waters somewhat lower salinity. Miramichi Bay is separated into the "inner bay" and the "outer bay", with the division being a line of uninhabited barrier islands which are continually reshaped by ocean storms. The largest of these islands is the uninhabited Portage Island, which was broken in two during a violent storm in the 1950's.

Marine life includes harbour seals, herring gulls, the common tern (pictars to use the old Scottish word), the great blue heron (commonly called "crane" in the Miramichi), the common loon, and cormorants (called "black shag" locally), with kingfishers, plovers, snipe and killdeer along the shore.

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