View Oyster Monitoring Results

The Oyster Monitoring Program (OMP) is a service provided to the oyster industry by the Department of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture. The information collected includes the abundance and size of oyster larvae in the water column to assist oyster farmers in determining the optimal time to deploy their spat collectors. Water samples are collected from various sites throughout the province between June and August every year.

Yearly results of the oyster spat surveys from each sample site can be viewed below. 

View the most recently collected oyster spat sample results on the Oyster Monitoring Map.

View the most recent oyster growth water temperatures (not updated during the winter).

View historical and current water temperatures collected at PEI mussel and oyster monitoring sites using the Water Temperature Visualization Tool.

Current Tech Report

Oyster spat sample results include: 

  • Surface water temperature at sample collection date/time 
  • Salinity Level
  • Oyster larvae data for each sample collected: 
    • Total number present 
    • Concentration: Low (1-5 larvae); Medium (6-19 larvae); High (20-99 larvae); and Very High (≥ 100 larvae) 
    • Size range (smallest to largest) 
    • Total number greater than 250 microns (>250) 
  • Spat recruitment for each sample collected: 
    • Total number counted on sample’s scallop shell collectors 
    • Average number per square cm (spat/cm2) 
  • Additional comments of interest may be included      

Jesse Kerr
Aquaculture Biologist
PEI Department of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Cell: 902-314-1457
Email: jskerr@gov.pe.ca

Published date: 
March 7, 2025
Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture

General Inquiries

Department of Fisheries, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Shaw Building
95-105 Rochford Street
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
North 3rd Floor

Telephone: 902-368-5956

DeptFTSC@gov.pe.ca