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      Cartagena, Spain

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      1st Conference 2017, Berlin
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      Cartagena, Spain

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      5th Conference 2023
      Middelburg, The Netherlands

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      4th Conference 2021

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      3rd Conference 2020
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      2nd Conference 2019, Edinburgh
      Retrospective
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      1st Conference 2017, Berlin
      Retrospective

NORA Biosecurity Working Group

Biosecurity Group

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Report of NORA Biosecurity Working Group

11 April 2024

Download: Download the Report here…


European Guidelines on Biosecurity in Native Oyster Restoration

November 2020

Editors: Philine zu Ermgassen, Celine Gamble, Alison Debney, Bérenger Colsoul, Monica Fabra, William G Sanderson, Åsa Strand, Joanne Preston

Download: European-Guidelines-on-Biosecurity-in-Native-Oyster-Restoration.pdf

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Loch Sween MPA, Scotland:
new signage to protect native oysters from illegal gathering
read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT:
Roadmap to scaling up Ostrea edulis hatchery production in Europe is now available to download.
read more


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Why is NORA so important?

Boze Hancock explains the role of NORA. Watch the video...

NORA Expert Database

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The NORA Story

How it started

  • NORA founded on the 17th of November in Berlin...

NORA Conferences

NORA 6 Conference
24th — 27th November 2025

NORA 5 Conference
6th — 8th November 2023

NORA Expert Database

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NORA Posts

  • Loch Sween MPA / Scotland: Native oysters say “No” to hand gathering!
  • NORA6 – Working together for oyster restoration – a first impression
  • Public consultation on a roadmap to scaling up hatchery production in Europe

NORA Conferences

NORA 6 Conference
24th — 27th November 2025

NORA 5 Conference
6th — 8th November 2023

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The Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust  Rossmore Oysters supports NORA

This initiative was established under the framework of the project PROCEED by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with resources from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. PROCEED is realized within the Federal Programme for Biological Diversity (“Bundesprogramm Biologische Vielfalt”).

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      • Read the
        NORA Monitoring Working Group Strategy
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      • Making the most out of the NORA network
      • Oyster Network Groups
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      Strategy
      • Mission and Objectives
      • Network Role
      • Strategy
    • Legal Status,
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    • NORA 6
      6th Conference 2025
      Cartagena, Spain

      NORA 6
    • NORA 5
      5th Conference 2023
      Middelburg, The Netherlands

      NORA 5
      • Programme & Talks
      • Poster Session
      • NORA 5 Interview
    • NORA 4 Online
      4th Conference 2021

      WATCH NOW
      • Conference Downloads
      • Programme
      • Keynote Speakers
      • Committees
    • NORA 3 Online
      3rd Conference 2020
      Watch now
    • NORA 2
      2nd Conference 2019, Edinburgh
      Retrospective
    • NORA 1
      1st Conference 2017, Berlin
      Retrospective
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