PhD in Environmental Sciences Thesis Defence - Emmanuel Neokye
Title of the Thesis: "Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Oyster Aquaculture: A Case Study in PEI"
In recent years, climate change and its hazards have had severe effects on the culture of oyster in coastal communities, especially in Prince Edward Island. The oyster industry is vital to PEI's economy; however it is severely threatened by climate change and it induced hazards such as storms which leads to losses in terms of infrastructure, mortalities of oysters and financial losses for farmers. Therefore, this study uses a systematic approach to investigate and assess the effects of climate change on oyster aquaculture. This research also employs a methodology to investigate historical environmental conditions affecting oyster production in PEI. The results shows that climate change is influencing oceanic environmental factors such as water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and primary productivity in PEI. Furthermore, the study also investigated future climate scenario using downscaled data sets of CMIP6 under SSP1- 2.6, SSP2- 4.6, and SSP5- 8.5. The results shows that oyster production in PEI is likely to decline under these socio-economic pathways.
April 22, 2026, 9:00am via Web Conference
If you wish to attend the public presentation, please contact the Graduate Studies Coordinator at gsc@upei.ca to receive the link.
