Pacific Oyster Distribution research
In April 2007 an extensive shore based survey was commissioned to record the distribution and abundance of the non-native Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas within the inter-tidal zone of the North East Kent European Marine Sites. The project is now into its fifth phase in 2011 – looking at current uptake by the new oysters spats, and also looking at potential control methods. Outline of Pacific Oyster Research Project in May 2009
More Information:
Natural England Research Report:
NECR016 – Pacific Oyster survey of the North East Kent European marine sites (July 2009).
This is the first of a series of studies that has continued and now reported up to date (2021) in the Non-Native Species Accounts
