View Oyster Monitoring Results

The Oyster Monitoring Program (OMP) is a technical service provided to oyster growers since 2001. The OMP primarily serves to provide information on spat-fall prediction to oyster farmers to assist them in determining when to deploy their spat collectors. This is accomplished through the monitoring of the number and size of oyster larvae in water samples collected from various sites throughout the province. This information is collected between June and August every year.

You can receive the weekly results of the oyster spat surveys by telephone recording or on this website:

To receive the weekly results of the oyster spat surveys, call 1-888-831-5801 or 1-902-831-5801.

View most recent water temperatures at Oyster Growth Water Temperatures (not updated during Winter).

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

Oyster Monitoring

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      

 

           

            

Published date: 
January 6, 2022
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

DeptFTSC@gov.pe.ca