Forty questions of importance to the policy and practice of native oyster reef restoration in Europe
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| Date | 2020-11 | ||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||
| Author(s) | Zu Ermgassen Philine S. E.1, 2, 3, Bonačić Kruno4, Boudry Pierre 5, Bromley Cass A.6, Cameron Tom C.7, Colsoul Bérenger8, Coolen Joop W. P.9, 10, Frankić Anamarija11, Hancock Boze12, Have Tom M.13, Holbrook Zoë14, Kamermans Pauline15, Laugen Ane T.16, Nevejan Nancy17, Pogoda Bernadette8, Pouvreau Stephane18, Preston Joanne19, Ranger Christopher J.20, Sanderson William G.21, 22, Sas Hein23, Strand Åsa24, Sutherland William J.25 |
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| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Changing Oceans Group, School of Geosciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK 2 : Native Oyster Restoration Alliance Berlin, Germany 3 : Sustainability Research Fal Oyster Ltd. Falmouth ,UK 4 : Department of Applied Ecology University of Dubrovnik Dubrovnik ,Croatia 5 : Ifremer, Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, LEMAR Plouzané, France 6 : Scottish Natural Heritage Perth, UK 7 : School of Life Sciences University of Essex Colchester ,UK 8 : Biological Institute Helgoland Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Helgoland ;Germany 9 : Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research Den Helder ,The Netherlands 10 : Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group Wageningen University Wageningen, The Netherlands 11 : Department of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture University of Zadar Zadar ,Croatia 12 : The Nature Conservancy ℅ URI Graduate School of Oceanography Narragansett Rhode Island ;USA 13 : Bureau Waardenburg Culemborg, The Netherlands 14 : National Oceanography Centre University of Southampton Southampton, UK 15 : Wageningen Marine Research Wageningen University and Research Yerseke ,The Netherlands 16 : Centre for Coastal Research, Department of Natural Sciences University of Agder Kristiansand ;Norway 17 : Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology Laboratory of Aquaculture Artemia Reference Center Ghent ,Belgium 18 : Ifremer, Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, LEMAR Argenton en Landunvez, France 19 : Institute of Marine Sciences University of Portsmouth Portsmouth ,UK 20 : Aquaculture Research Fal Fishery Cooperative CIC Falmouth, UK 21 : Centre for Marine Biodiversity & Biotechnology, EGIS Heriot–Watt University Edinburgh, UK 22 : 20St Abbs Marine Station St Abbs, UK 23 : Sas Consultancy Amsterdam ,The Netherlands 24 : IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Fiskebäckskil ,Sweden 25 : Department of Zoology University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK |
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| Source | Aquatic Conservation-marine And Freshwater Ecosystems (1052-7613) (Wiley), 2020-11 , Vol. 30 , N. 11 , P. 2038-2049 | ||||||||
| DOI | 10.1002/aqc.3462 | ||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 24 | ||||||||
| Note | Special Issue: UNLOCKING THE BLUEPRINT FOR NATIVE OYSTER RESTORATION IN EUROPE | ||||||||
| Keyword(s) | alien species, estuary, fishing, invertebrates, pollution, restoration, subtidal | ||||||||
| Abstract | Oyster reefs are among the most threatened marine habitats globally. In Europe, oyster reefs have been extirpated from most locations within their historical range. Active restoration of the native oyster (Ostrea edulis) in Europe has grown substantially in recent years. In sharing experiences between oyster restoration projects in Europe at the Native Oyster Restoration Alliance conference, NORA2, in Edinburgh in May 2019, it became apparent that a number of similar barriers are experienced. This study identified the top 40 questions, which, if answered, would have the greatest influence on the policy and practice of oyster restoration in Europe. Initially 71 people were consulted across 28 institutions and 11 European countries to generate 194 questions. An established process of one round of pre‐workshop voting followed by a one‐day online workshop and two post‐workshop rounds of voting resulted in the final 40 questions. Questions were broadly grouped into the following 10 themes: baselines, site selection, restoration methods, quantifying benefits, disease management, biosecurity, genetic diversity and population differentiation, policy and management, novel technologies, and current and future threats. We anticipate that this list will provide a starting point for developing collaborative projects across the NORA network, as well as assisting policy makers and funders with identifying key areas that need to be addressed in order to overcome existing barriers to scaling up oyster restoration in Europe. |
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