Reef restoration provides enhanced habitats for fish and crustaceans
– but throwing money at the problem is not always the smart way. It also raises questions such as how to measure the benefit of reefs, whether reefs are all of equal value, and if one should measure the extent, the biomass or the value of the ecosystem services provided? Mark provided evidence that denitrification and better filtration of reefs were ben- efits which would also create consider- able enhancement of fisheries, fish and crustaceans.
Mark Luckenbach of VIMS spoke on ‘20 years of oyster restoration in the Chesa- peake Bay’. He showed that there were
real lessons to be learnt in terms of reef architecture, complexity, spacing and po- sitioning but also alerted us to the value of proper monitoring so that lessons can be learnt more effectively.
Other examples of work in the USA followed, while Sarah Culloty of the University of Cork addressed disease problems of oysters. The conference concluded on an upbeat note when Gef Flimlin of Rutgers University gave the sort of talk for which he is already famed at the ICSR meetings – explaining his community shellfish restoration projects, which are hidden as education pro- grammes. Clearly his personality helps to build up large volunteer programmes but he concluded that, if we also had intentions to work on restoration, we should ‘just do it!’ – the perfect end note for the conference.
The next ICSR meeting will be in Char- leston, South Carolina, on November 14-17th next year.
The organisers are greatful for the gen- erous sponsorship of The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland, MASTS, SNH, Seafish, the Fishmongers’ Company, SEPA, SARF, and Stirling Council. All the pres- entations will be available at
www.aqua.
stir.ac.uk/shellfish2011
The Provost of Stirling learns of plans for oyster restoration in the Forth
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