The emerging field of conservation aquaculture focuses on the potential for incorporating
aquaculture techniques into restoration. Extensive loss of oyster reefs worldwide has led to …

The future of the wild oyster fishery in the northern Gulf of Mexico is largely uncertain due to
changing environmental conditions and declining abundance of harvestable oysters …

For effective long-term restoration of depleted marine species, it is critical that populations
are able to replenish themselves through reproduction. The Olympia oyster Ostrea lurida …

A massive reduction in historic populations of Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida), the only
native oyster found on the west coast of North America, has contributed to a loss of …

Oyster habitat suitability index (HSI) models can support conservation and restoration
planning, siting aquaculture projects, and other purposes. In recent decades, partners have …

The supply of new individuals into a population is one of the most important factors
impacting species distributions and ecological interactions within a community. For marine …

The Coos Estuary, is the second largest estuary in Oregon in terms of area and volume, after
the Columbia River Estuary, with extensive tidal flats and subsidiary sloughs. Estuaries, like …

Abstract The Coos Estuary, is the second largest estuary in Oregon in terms of area and
volume, after the Columbia River Estuary, with extensive tidal flats and subsidiary sloughs …

Oysters are ecologically and economically important coastal foundation species that
regularly experience abrupt changes in temperature and salinity. In southern California …