First Floor

Marine Life Gallery

The Marine Life Gallery explores initiatives taking place with the common goal of protecting our diverse marine environment. To preserve our fishery, we must preserve the ocean. Discover how the efforts of the Ocean Tracking Network, Ocean School, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are making positive strives to conserve and protect our ocean.

First Fishers

This visually rich exhibit highlights traditional fishing methods used by Nova Scotia’s First People. It explores relationships between natural stewardship and Mi’kmaq culture, connections between the past and present, as well as the contemporary Mi’kmaq fishing industry which remains at the heart of many communities.

Fisheries Gallery

This impressive space is divided into of three galleries: Offshore Fishery, Inshore Fishery, and Spin Off Industries. Combined, they provide an encompassing overview of the Nova Scotia fishing industry, particularly as it relates to Lunenburg County.