[NatureNS] oysters in Porters Lake (HRM) !

From: John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>
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Yes; not sure where Oyster Pond Jeddore got its name from!

 

From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
On Behalf Of Dusan Soudek
Sent: May 18, 2015 9:15 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] oysters in Porters Lake (HRM) !

 

Hello John (and Peter),

   thank you for your comments. There are two tidal ponds called Oyster Pon=
d on the Eastern Shore, not too far from each other. I have never seen any =
oyster shells at the Oyster Pond just off Hwy. #7, which I know quite well.=
 I haven=E2=80=99t been to the Oyster Pond near Pleasant Point for years. W=
ill have to check it for oysters, and maybe canoe the impressive tidal rapi=
d again.

   Dusan Soudek

 

 

From: John and Nhung <mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>  

Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 7:00 PM

To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca 

Subject: RE: [NatureNS] oysters in Porters Lake (HRM) !

 

Back in the early =E2=80=9870=E2=80=99s, the last known remaining populatio=
n of the native oyster, Crassostrea virginica, on the Atlantic coast of mai=
nland NS was in the Oyster Pond at Pleasant Point, beyond Ostrea Lake, off =
Musquodoboit Harbour.  The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries established =
an oyster hatchery there, and bred native oysters, European oysters and qua=
hogs, in additions to doing trials throughout the province on mussel-rearin=
g.  (Those little guys didn=E2=80=99t need any help in breeding!)

 

This and various other efforts back in the =E2=80=9870=E2=80=99s led to the=
 (re-)establishment of oyster populations in various places where they form=
erly lived, including Eel Lake, between Tusket and Argyle.

 

Anyway, hard to say which species yours are.  European oysters (Ostrea edul=
is) tend to be wider and flatter, And a little les tolerant of low saliniti=
es, but to be sure, yup, take your specimens to the Museum!

 

From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
On Behalf Of Dusan Soudek
Sent: May 18, 2015 4:59 PM
To: NatureNS
Subject: [NatureNS] oysters in Porters Lake (HRM) !

 

Today, while canoeing the lowermost basin of weakly tidal Porters Lake, I f=
ound a considerable population of oysters. I wasn=E2=80=99t aware of oyster=
s populations in this part of the Eastern Shore. But I understand that deca=
des ago oyster cultivation took place at locations such as Oyster Pond.

 

Does anyone know whether there are oysters in nearby tidal Lawrencetown Lak=
e, or in inlets such as Musquodoboit Harbour, Cole Harbour, Chezzetcook Inl=
et, or Petpeswick Inlet; all known for their clam beds?

 

Dusan Soudek

 

 

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font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span l=
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aturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On B=
ehalf Of </b>Dusan Soudek<br><b>Sent:</b> May 18, 2015 9:15 PM<br><b>To:</b=
> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] oysters in Port=
ers Lake (HRM) !<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p=
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