The NORA Advisory Board and the NORA 4 Organising Committee recognise the value in, and demand for, an in-person conference to facilitate learning and the exchange of ideas, as well as network building within the NORA community. For this reason, we …
NORA Advisory Board Member and NORA 3 keynote speaker Pierre Boudry is organizing a pan-European workshop on native oyster genetics in the context of native oyster restoration. The workshop will take place online on Thursday 25th February from 9.30-13.00 CET (8.30-12.00 …
The NORA Production Working Group met for an oyster production industry/oyster restoration cross cutting workshop on December 4th 2020. Thirty-one experts discussed areas of communication that could be improved between the two groups and communally explored ways to overcome barrier of …
more …NORA Production Working Group Workshop Report Available
In October 2020, the mud blister worm Polydora websteri was observed for the first time in Sweden (genetically verified), in a natural Pacific oyster bed (Crassostrea gigas) close to Lysekil on the Swedish west coast. The worm is a known invader, originating …
The need for increased dialogue and understanding between oyster suppliers and oyster restoration practitioners is a common theme at NORA meetings. The Secretariat are therefore pleased to share the following interview with Raimund Weber of the Orkney Shellfish Hatchery. The …
Pete Malinowski, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Billion Oyster Project will be speaking with the NORA Outreach Working Group at 3pm CET / 2pm GMT on Tuesday 16th February. The Billion Oyster project is considered to be pioneering and inspiring in …
In 2020, ZSL, the University of Portsmouth and the Native Oyster Network called on the UK public to get creative and submit their best images of the native oyster in its natural environment. The Native Oyster is cryptic and rare. Add …
more …Underwater photographs show the wonder of the Native Oyster
The special issue can be accessed at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755/2020/30/11 In little more than six weeks the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restorationwill launch, bringing a sharp focus on ecosystem restoration and ‘mainstreaming’ it into policy and planning. Published this week is a landmark Special …
more …NORA 2 Special Issue in Aquatic Conservation now Available!
NORA 3 Online was an action-packed event, featuring the launch of two new reports; The European Guidelines on Biosecurity in Native Oyster Restoration and the European Native Oyster Habitat Restoration Handbook- UK and Ireland, the launch of the NORA expert database and Native Oyster …
A key role of the NORA network is to provide opportunities for networking and knowledge exchange. Given the Covid-19 crisis, opportunities to achieve this face-to-face have become limited. The NORA Secretariat identified the potential positive role an on-line database, which …
