Table 1 Estimated absolute abundance of oysters.
From: Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management
Region | Site | Estimated Site Volume (m3) | Site Mapping Method | Excavated Volume (m3) | Oyster MNI | Estimated total Oysters in Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southeast Queensland | Booral Shell Mound Square A & B | 216 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.5 | 14639 | 5,955,035 |
Southeast Queensland | Tin Can Inlet Midden Site 62, Square B & C | 34 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 415 | 166,000 |
Southeast Queensland | White Patch Site 3 | 9 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 169 | 11,830 |
Southeast Queensland | St Helena Island Site | 7500 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 949 | 50,123,239 |
New England | Whaleback | 4360 | Excavation | 4200.0 | – | – |
New England | Hornblower II | 173 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.3 | 196 | 130,642 |
New England | Pratt | 156 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.2 | 1268 | 1,039,093 |
New England | Cunningham | 963 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 8 | 96,280 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18AN226 | 1324 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 840 | 22,238,160 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18AN285 | 10080 | Surface observations & excavation | 1.1 | 286 | 2,620,800 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18AN286 | 86 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.6 | 568 | 84,612 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18AN287 | 176 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.5 | 334 | 114,935 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18AN308 | 614 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.7 | 157 | 130,321 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18AN1323 | 19 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 339 | 106,785 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18DO35 | 1050 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.0 | 77 | 4,755,882 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18DO127 | 4781 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.0 | 313 | 46,766,602 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18DO130 | 1 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 104 | 1,560 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18DO130 | 100 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 200 | 400,000 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18DO429 | 1250 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 94 | 2,350,000 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18DO436 | 750 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 202 | 2,020,000 |
Chesapeake Bay | 18DO439 | 420 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.0 | 186 | 2,367,273 |
Chesapeake Bay | 44NH478 | 150 | Surface observations & excavation | 0.1 | 85 | 127,500 |
Southeastern US–Atlantic Coast | Sea Pines | 833 | LiDAR & total station mapping | 2.3 | 436 | 161,475 |
Southeastern US–Atlantic Coast | Pockoy Island 1 | 2046 | LiDAR & total station mapping | 0.7 | 480 | 1,327,070 |
Southeastern US–Atlantic Coast | Fig Island 2 | 11643 | LiDAR & total station mapping | 0.7 | 4548 | 75,645,585 |
Peninsular Florida Gulf Coast | Roberts Island | 6971 | LiDAR & total station mapping | 1.0 | 2821 | 19,665,191 |
Peninsular Florida Gulf Coast | Cockroach Key | 28618 | LiDAR & total station mapping | 0.3 | 8085 | 925,515,822 |
Peninsular Florida Gulf Coast | Safety Harbor | 23371 | LiDAR & total station mapping | 0.3 | 753 | 70,393,452 |
Peninsular Florida Gulf Coast | Mound Key (8LL2) | 603390 | LiDAR & total station mapping | 0.3 | 7714 | 18,618,192,583 |
Peninsular Florida Gulf Coast | Shell Mound | 29310 | LiDAR & total station mapping | 0.0 | 1018 | 2,131,241,171 |
