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Florida Oyster Restoration Summit

March 14-15, 2007: Florida FWCC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida

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An Overview of Restoration Efforts for the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin: Some Successes and A Lot of Lessons Learned — Loren D. Coen

A Brief History of Early Florida Cultch Planting Efforts — Paul Zajicek

Current status of oyster reefs in Florida waters: Knowledge and gaps — William S. Arnold

Tampa Bay Oyster Bar Mapping and Assessment — Kathleen O’Keife

Oyster reef restoration funding opportunities — Leslie Craig

Oyster reefs as habitat: Understanding the role of freshwater inflow in shaping reef communities — S. Gregory Tolley, Aswani K. Volety, Michael Savarese, Laura D. Walls, Christi Linardich and Edwin Everham III

Using in situ fluorometry to characterize and quantify the effects of natural and restored oyster reefs on water quality — Raymond E. Grizzle and Jennifer K. Greene & Loren D. Coen

Ecological Restoration Objectives: An Ecosystem Services Approach — Rob Brumbaugh

Achieving Ecological Restoration: Consideration of factors influencing the success or failure of restoration efforts — Aswani K. Volety, S. Gregory Tolley and Michael Savarese & Peter H. Doering

Hatchery issues for shellfish restoration — John Scarpa

Genetic Dynamics of Natural Stocks of Crassostrea virginica in Florida Waters: Implications for the Genetic Management of Cultured Oysters — Michael D. Tringali

Health Considerations for Oyster Restoration Programs — Roy Yanong & Denise Petty

Impacts of diseases on oyster (Crassostrea virginica) populations and restoration efforts — Bruce J. Barber

Construction of oyster reefs as a resource management practice in Florida — Mark Berrigan

Authorizations required for oyster reef restoration projects: State and federal — Lisa Gregg & Mark Berrigan & Ann Lazar & Mary Saunders

Community Oyster Reef Enhancement in Tampa Baywatch — Peter Clark

A newly established oyster reef in Boca Ciega Bay, St Petersburg, Florida: A success story? — Ian Dow

US Coast Guard Lassing Park mitigation project — Jim Anderson

Oysters as an Environmental Indicator for Sarasota County — M.S. Jones

Establishing an Oyster Habitat Restoration Program for Sarasota Bay — Jay R. Leverone & Gary E. Raulerson

Is Water Quality Suitable for Oyster Reef Development in Naples Bay? A Reef Restoration Demonstration Project — Michael Savarese and Lesli Haynes & Erin Dykes

St. Lucie Estuary Oyster Gardening and Restoration Project — Heather Hitt

Restoring Public Oyster Reefs in Florida’s Panhandle — Mark Berrigan

Constructing Oyster Reefs for Shoreline Stabilization and Restoration at MacDill AFB — Jason Kirkpatrick

Restoration of Intertidal Oyster Reefs Affected by Intense Boating Activity in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida — Andrea Barber and Linda Walters & Anne Birch

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge Restoration — Liberta Scotto and Emily Boughner