Oyster Restoration Workgroup

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SCIENCE FOR AN OCEAN NATION: UPDATE OF THE OCEAN RESEARCH PRIORITIES PLAN & STATE OF US OCEANOGRAPHY
Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology National Science and Technology Council - February 2, 2013
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A Sea Change for US Oceanography, “Marine scientists are confronting declining budgets and a shrinking research fleet as torrents of data from new technologies remake their field.”
March 8, 2013 pdf

Dr. Coen's Literature Compilation of Oyster Reef References (PDF)

(updated regularly)

Mission

In recognition of the importance of oyster reefs to overall coastal ecosystem functions, large- and small-scale restoration of oyster reef habitats is ongoing in most coastal

Restoration Efforts

View an interactive map of global oyster restoration efforts.

Join the Oyster Restoration Workgroup
By joining the Oyster Restoration Workgroup we hope that your participation will help to increase professional contacts, facilitate interactions among disciplinary (e.g., municipal planners and research scientists) and geographically disparate groups, and ultimately develop new or unique networks of individuals interested in oyster reef restoration and related topics.

Recent and Upcoming Events & Conferences

Upcoming 22nd Biennial Conference of the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF): November 3-7, 2013, Town and Country Resort & Conference Center, San Diego, CA, USA.

September 30-October 3, 2013, Sunriver, OR, see http://pcsga.net/pcsga-tidings/annual-conference/ Call for Presentations

18th to 23rd August 2013, ExCel, London, U.K. The theme of the Congress is Advancing Ecology and Making it Count http://www.intecol2013.org/

July 21-25, 2013, Baltimore, MD, USA, http://www.conbio.org/mini-sites/iccb-2013

42nd Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting Will be held in Savannah, Georgia at the Hyatt Regency Savannah March 20-23, 2013 Just a reminder that the abstract deadline