next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01D09191.ADEEACD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Peter, that is an excellent question. However, I cannot tell the two species = apart, as the shells are so variable. But I can vouch that the ones we = picked were delicious. Will bring some shells to the N.S. Museum of = Natural History of an ID... Dusan Soudek From: Hubcove@aol.com=20 Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 5:17 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] oysters in Porters Lake (HRM) ! I'm wondering if they are North American Oysters or European Oysters. We = have a bed in this area which is in an area of brackish water. The = Oysters are much larger and a different shape than the native ones. When = I did some investigating some years ago I was told that the spat was = released probably 20 or so years ago from Sambro and they did settle in = a few areas. Peter Stow Hubbards=20 In a message dated 2015-05-18 5:03:52 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, = soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes: Today, while canoeing the lowermost basin of weakly tidal Porters = Lake, I found a considerable population of oysters. I wasn=E2=80=99t = aware of oysters populations in this part of the Eastern Shore. But I = understand that decades ago oyster cultivation took place at locations = such as Oyster Pond. Does anyone know whether there are oysters in nearby tidal = Lawrencetown Lake, or in inlets such as Musquodoboit Harbour, Cole = Harbour, Chezzetcook Inlet, or Petpeswick Inlet; all known for their = clam beds? Dusan Soudek ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01D09191.ADEEACD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 11.00.9600.17801"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" = dir=3Dltr=20 id=3Drole_body bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7 = topMargin=3D7> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>Peter,</DIV> <DIV> that is an excellent question. However, I cannot tell = the two=20 species apart, as the shells are so variable. But I can vouch that the = ones we=20 picked were delicious. Will bring some shells to the N.S. Museum of = Natural=20 History of an ID...</DIV> <DIV> Dusan Soudek</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=3DHubcove@aol.com = href=3D"mailto:Hubcove@aol.com">Hubcove@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 18, 2015 5:17 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] oysters in Porters Lake (HRM)=20 !</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; = COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: = none"><FONT=20 id=3Drole_document color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial> <DIV>I'm wondering if they are North American Oysters or European = Oysters. We=20 have a bed in this area which is in an area of brackish water. The = Oysters are=20 much larger and a different shape than the native ones. When I did some=20 investigating some years ago I was told that the spat was released = probably 20=20 or so years ago from Sambro and they did settle in a few areas.</DIV> <DIV>Peter Stow</DIV> <DIV>Hubbards </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2015-05-18 5:03:52 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time,=20 soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: = 5px"><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=3D#000000 size=3D3 = face=3DCalibri> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"> <DIV>Today, while canoeing the lowermost basin of weakly tidal Porters = Lake, I=20 found a considerable population of oysters. I wasn=E2=80=99t aware of = oysters=20 populations in this part of the Eastern Shore. But I understand that = decades=20 ago oyster cultivation took place at locations such as Oyster = Pond.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Does anyone know whether there are oysters in nearby tidal = Lawrencetown=20 Lake, or in inlets such as Musquodoboit Harbour, Cole Harbour, = Chezzetcook=20 Inlet, or Petpeswick Inlet; all known for their clam beds?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dusan Soudek</DIV> = <DIV> </DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV= ></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01D09191.ADEEACD0--
next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects