Native Oyster Network - UK & Ireland

#NativeOysters play a critical role in the temperate coastal seascape. Seascape Symposium II will bring together scientists, policy makers and practitioners to reconnect coastal habitats for delivery of global nature restoration targets 🌎 To book: bit.ly/3BM9evX

Join us in Galway for a NON UK&I Conference, bringing together the #NativeOyster community to discuss key themes in #restoration, monitoring, and production! 🌊🦪 Check out our website for event & registration details shorturl.at/5rd0U @MarineInst @CuanBeo @BordIascMhara

Pre bookings now open! Reserve your space for the Seascape Symposium II alongside scientists, policy makers and practitioners as we discuss how to reconnect coastal habitats 🌎 Find out more: bit.ly/3BM9evX

European native oyster ecosystems have been classified as a ‘collapsed’ species, after an assessment of historical and ecological data revealed it has faced extreme decimation. Read the full story here: bit.ly/4fh9uRi @UoPScience @JPrestonDiggles #PortsmouthUni

'Europe’s native oyster reefs have been so damaged by human impacts that they are collapsed, according to @IUCNRedList ecosystem criteria' BBC @WildlifeMag reports findings of the recent study in @ConLetters with photos from our relict Irish oyster reefs. discoverwildlife.com/environment/eu…

Excited to speak at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2024. Please check out my talk if you're attending! #BES24 @BritishEcolSoc #restoration

#Oyster settlement update 🚨 #Diweddariad anheddiad wystrys Check out our 1-month native oyster spat settlement on coir and hessian matting🦪 #naturalmaterials #biodegradable #nativeoysters #Wystrysbrodorol

🦪 A new study reveals the European native oyster #ecosystem is classified as ‘collapsed’, according to the IUCN’s #RedListOfEcosystems criteria. The study serves as a wake-up call to protect & restore ecosystems. Read the news ⬇️ conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #RLEassessment

🌊 🦪 Call for Content 🦪🌊 We are in the process of compiling our next Network newsletter and we would love to include any information, project updates, or events from Network partners and supporters. If you have anything to contribute, please send to [email protected].

Beautiful day today at Belfast Harbour Oyster Nursery volunteering with Ulster Wildlife on their fantastic Native Oyster Restoration project 🦪🦪🦪 Lovely to see our harbour teeming with marine life 🩵