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Dusan, hard to get them confused. Ours have very large round shells and ar=
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almost double the size of the PEI product.=20
Peter Stow
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In a message dated 2015-05-18 5:45:55 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, =20
soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes:
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Peter,
that is an excellent question. However, I cannot tell the two species=
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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 Natur=
al=20
History of an ID...
Dusan Soudek
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From: _Hubcove@aol.com_ (mailto:Hubcove@aol.com) =20
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 5:17 PM
To: _naturens@chebucto.ns.ca_ (mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca) =20
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] oysters in Porters Lake (HRM) !
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=20
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=
=20
are much larger and a different shape than the native ones. When I did so=
me =20
investigating some years ago I was told that the spat was released probabl=
y=20
20 or so years ago from Sambro and they did settle in a few areas.
Peter Stow
Hubbards=20
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=20
In a message dated 2015-05-18 5:03:52 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, =20
soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes:
=20
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 oyst=
ers =20
populations in this part of the Eastern Shore. But I understand that decad=
es ago=20
oyster cultivation took place at locations such as Oyster Pond.
=20
Does anyone know whether there are oysters in nearby tidal Lawrencetown =
=20
Lake, or in inlets such as Musquodoboit Harbour, Cole Harbour, Chezzetcook=
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Inlet, or Petpeswick Inlet; all known for their clam beds?
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Dusan Soudek
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<DIV>Dusan, hard to get them confused. Ours have very large round shells=
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<DIV>In a message dated 2015-05-18 5:45:55 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time,=20
soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Peter,</DIV>
<DIV> that is an excellent question. However, I cannot tell=
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two species apart, as the shells are so variable. But I can vouch that=
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ones we picked were delicious. Will bring some shells to the N.S. Museum=
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<DIV> Dusan Soudek</DIV>
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have a bed in this area which is in an area of brackish water. The Oyste=
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much larger and a different shape than the native ones. When I did some=
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investigating some years ago I was told that the spat was released proba=
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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,=
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soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Today, while canoeing the lowermost basin of weakly tidal Porters=
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I found a considerable population of oysters. I wasn=E2=80=99t aware=
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populations in this part of the Eastern Shore. But I understand that=
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Does anyone know whether there are oysters in nearby tidal Lawren=
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Lake, or in inlets such as Musquodoboit Harbour, Cole Harbour, Chezzet=
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Inlet, or Petpeswick Inlet; all known for their clam beds?</DIV>
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