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{{Short description|Bay in Newfoundland, Canada}}
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[[File:NLE Trinity1 tango7174.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The town of Trinity on the shore of Trinity Bay]]

'''Trinity Bay''' is a large bay on the northeastern coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]. The Bay along with [[Placentia Bay]] to the southwest define the [[isthmus of Avalon]] from which the [[Avalon Peninsula]] lies to the east of the main landmass of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland Island]]. The maximum depth of the bay is about {{convert|580|m|ft}}.

Major fishing communities include [[Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity]] and [[Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador|Heart's Content]]. The smaller communities in Newfoundland may often be referenced by the Bay in which they are located, e.g.: 'Brownsdale, TB'.

==Industry==
Trinity Bay is the location of where a "nearly intact" specimen of [[giant squid]] was found, on September 24, 1877.<ref>{{cite web |title= About Trinity Bay North |url= https://www.trinitybaynorth.com/about-us |website=Municipality of Trinity Bay North |access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref>

In April 2003, thousands of dead northern [[cod]], washed up on the shores of [[Smith Sound, Newfoundland and Labrador|Smith Sound]] in a single weekend, prompting scientific inquiry into the cause.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fisherycrisis.com/DFO/frozencod.htm|title=Northern cod discovered 'belly up' in Newfoundland …were they frozen, starved or suffocated?|author=Debbie MacKenzie|date=April 7, 2003|publisher=fisherycrisis.com|access-date=2007-11-06}}</ref> 

Jellyfish harvesting communities include Smith Sound, Old Perlican, and Northwest and Southwest Arms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fishaq.gov.nl.ca/FDP/ProjectReports/fdp_424-5.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503192211/http://www.fishaq.gov.nl.ca/fdp/ProjectReports/fdp_424-5.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 3, 2007 |title=Fisheries Diversification Program |publisher=gov.nl.ca |access-date=2007-11-06}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Hopeall Bay]], opens into the bay
* [[Robinhood Bay]], opens into the bay

==References==
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[[Category:Bays of Newfoundland and Labrador]]

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