Oyster Monitoring Map
The Oyster Monitoring Program (OMP) is a service provided to the oyster industry by the PEI Department of Fisheries, Rural Development and Tourism. 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.
The most recent weekly results of the oyster spat surveys are available below on the interactive map and can be accessed by clicking on a site or by using the drop-down menu (building icon).
View the historical monitoring results.
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.
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
- Size range (smallest to largest)
- Total number greater than 250 microns (>250)
- Spat recruitment for each sample collected:
- Total number counted on sample's shell collectors
- Average number per square cm (spat/cm2)
Jesse Kerr
Aquaculture Biologist
PEI Department of Fisheries, Rural Development and Tourism
Cell: 902-314-1457
Email: [email protected]