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PEI Benthic Survey
2015-07-22
Many estuaries throughout Prince Edward Island support a vibrant mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) aquaculture industry, producing in excess of 8800 tonnes annually. P.E.I. estuaries are abundant in phytoplankton, have good water exchange and are well sheltered from prevailing winds which make them ideal...
Planning and Managing for Surface Water Abstraction on Prince Edward Island
2015-07-22
Flowing freshwaters support a rich diversity of life that includes fishes, insects, and plants, as well as other animals such as bats and birds that can depend on the food resources generated by freshwaters. This diversity of life is our best measure of the health of the stream environments....
Prince Edward Island Estuarine Water Quality Monitoring Program
2015-07-22
Estuaries are highly productive systems and typically contain a large biomass of algae,
sea grasses and phytoplankton (McComb 1995). The estuaries of Prince Edward Island
(PEI) are generally small, narrow, shallow bodies of water. Many empty into coastal
embayments, thus have limited exchange...
Report of the Action Committee for Sustainable Land Management
2015-07-22
The Action Committee for Sustainable Land Management was established to examine the most recent fish kill at Barclay Brook and answer why current measures continue to fail to protect streams and rivers. The Action Committee assessed such factors as non-agricultural runoff, stream flow trends,...
Site Specific Guidelines for Phosphorus in Relation to the Water Quality Index Calculations for Prince Edward Island
2015-07-22
The Environment (CCME) Water Quality Index (WQI) was developed for communication of water quality data using a simple metric of water quality. Naturally high background levels of some water quality parameters may be the cause of some disparity between WQI scores and local expert opinion on water...
The Effect of Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) Mats on Sediment Quality in Three Prince Edward Island Estuaries
2015-07-22
Heavy mats of sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) tend to collect in upper estuary areas during the warmest months of the year on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.). These mats often have diverse effects on the underlying benthos such as increased anoxia, increased organic matter sedimentation, decreased...
The Potential Impacts of Surface Water Withdrawal on Stream Ecosystems of Prince Edward Island Phase 1 (2004-05)
2015-07-22
The project initiated studies of fish and benthic macroinvertebrate responses to surface water abstraction for agriculture purposes in streams of PEI.
Tidal Surveys in Rustico Bay, Prince Edward Island, 2009 and 2011
2015-07-22
Tidal surveys were carried out in the Rustico Bay area in 2009 and 2011 using Hobo
level loggers to monitor tide heights.
State of the Environment Report 2003
2015-06-10
The first State of the Environment report was pepared by the Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment and is part of a broad initiative to create a sustainable future for the Province of Prince Edward Island. The objectives of this report are to contribute to public awareness about the...
State of the Environment Report 2010
2015-06-10
The 2010 State of the Environment report measures data on key indicators of the health of Prince Edward Island's natural environment. This is the second progress report on the state of the environment.