Ms Hannah Grady
Director of Shellfish Harvest / Coastal Restoration Business Development, Running Tide Technologies, USA/Iceland
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Crassostrea gigas, Crassostrea angulata, Other Bivalve Species
Aquaculture, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Oyster Habitat Restoration, Seed Production, Site Selection, Oyster Supplier (Grow-out, Hatchery)
Exploring business partnerships and affiliations to deploy our cutting restoration technologies and ecosystem services for scalable and mobile seed and nursery operations - shellfish restoration application.
E-Mail: hannah.grady@runningtide.com
Web: www.runningtide.com
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Dr. David Smyth
Science Officer, Bangor University Wales, United Kingdom
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Crassostrea gigas, Other Bivalve Species
Aquaculture, Biosecurity, Disease, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Historical Ecology, Invasive Species, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration, Public Outreach, Seed Production, Site Selection
Project affiliation
NONI Native Oysters Northern Ireland, Ulster Wildlife Trust Blue Carbon Habitats Shellfish Beds
I'am currently employed as a Science Officer with the Shellfish Centre Wales based at Bangor University. I have worked with native oyster population dynamics for more than 20 years. My particular expertise is the passive / benign approach to bivalve restoration. I have extensive experience in establishing, monitoring and augmenting both subtidal and intertidal native oyster, pearl oyster and horse mussel populations. I' am a predictive population modeler of invasive bivalve species, with Magallana gigas and Pinctada radiata species of interest. I'am currently working on the DAERA funded; Native Oysters Northern Ireland project (NONI) and the Ulster Wildlife Trust Blue Carbon Habitats project. I, am also connected with the Zoological Society of London "Wild Oysters" restoration hub at the Conwy Estuary Wales.
E-Mail: d.smyth@bangor.ac.uk
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Dr. Marina Albentosa
Research Professor, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Spain
Expertise
Ostrea edulis
Aquaculture, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Seed Production, Oyster Supplier (Hatchery)
Project affiliation
The Mar Menor Oyster Project
I have almost 30 years of experience in studies of marine bivalves, both from the perspective of their aquaculture and from their use in environmental research. I have extensive experience in bivalve culture techniques from broodstock, larval culture and seed, as well as in the assessment of physiological rates that integrate the energy balance in order to estimate their energy potential or SFG (scope for growth). I have also been interested in the nutritional requirements and digestive biochemistry of different species of bivalves, mainly during growing, in order to develop alternative diets. I have been involved in pollution and toxicological studies using bivalves as biomonitors and species model. Actually, I am promoting, together with almost 20 scientists from different disciplines, the recovery of the environmental quality of the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain), severely affected by eutrophication, by the restoration of the flat oyster beds.
E-Mail: marina.albentosa@ieo.es
Web: http://www.ieo.es:8080/es_ES/web/murcia/historia
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Dr. Camilla Bertolini
Marie curie research fellow, Ca foscari university, Italy
Expertise
Ostrea edulis
Aquaculture, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration
Project affiliation
MAREA - marie curie project
I am starting a new project on restorative aquaculture in the NW Adriatic . Generally interested in organisms-environment interactions (eco physiology and ecology) and restoration of ecosystem functionality
E-Mail: camilla.bertolini@unive.it
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Karin Didderen
marine ecologist, Bureau Waardenburg, Netherlands
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Other Bivalve Species
Ecosystem Service Quantification, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration, Public Outreach, Site Selection
Project affiliation
Native oyster restoration in the Netherlands
I am involved in native oyster restoration, monitoring, ecosystem service quantification and outreach in the Netherlands, and to restoration in the USA and Australia. I contributed to the first active restoration pilots and the description of the first native oyster reef in the Dutch North sea. I am part of the Dutch Flat Oyster Consortium that is active in putting native oyster restoration on the policy agenda together with partners. I am also involved in designs of offshore wind farms, where populations of native oyster are actively promoted as well as new restoration techniques for oyster reef restoration.
E-Mail: k.didderen@buwa.nl
Web: https://www.platteoester.nl
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Dr. Loren Coen
Research Prof., Dept. of Biological Sciences, HBOI, Florida Atlantic University, US
Expertise
Other Bivalve Species
Disease, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Historical Ecology, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration, Public Outreach, Site Selection
Project affiliation
OIMMP Mapping intertidal oysters, GEMS, Brevard Lagoon Restoration
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Prof. Jason Hall-Spencer
Professor of Marine Biology, University of Plymouth, UK and Japan
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Crassostrea gigas
Aquaculture, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Invasive Species, Monitoring, Public Outreach
I work on the effects of ocean acidification and warming on oysters and other aquaculture species, as well as on biogenic habitats and marine invasive species. This research is mainly based in the NE Atlantic, the Mediterranean, China and Japan. I am President of the British Phycological Society with an interest in how the movement of oysters can present biosecurity challenges as well as major ecosystem benefits.
E-Mail: jhall-spencer@plymouth.ac.uk
Web: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/jason-hall-spencer
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Dr. Anamarija Frankic
Research Professor, University of Zadar Croatia, Croatia
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Other Bivalve Species
Aquaculture, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration, Public Outreach, Site Selection
Project affiliation
NORRI.ie
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Dr. Jose M. Fariñas-Franco
Assistant Lecturer, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Other Bivalve Species
Aquaculture, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Historical Ecology, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration, Site Selection
I'm a marine ecologist and scientific diver studying the ecological functioning of marine habitats of high biodiversity, especially biogenic habitats formed by shellfish, the effects of anthropogenic impacts and the development of novel approaches for impact amelioration and ecological restoration. I have expertise in the aquaculture of biogenic reef forming bivalves (oysters, horse mussels) with the purpose of ecological restoration, site selection of restoration and translocation and monitoring of success using biodiversity of the associated community, survival and recruitment as metrics. In the past I have worked in several shellfish restoration projects such as the Modiolus Restoration Plan in Strangford Lough (Northern Ireland), monitoring condition and recovery in horse mussel Modiolus modiolus populations following restoration, and the Dornoch Firth Environmental Enhancement Project (DEEP) in Scotland for the reintroduction of the native oyster Ostrea edulis, largely working on site selection and historical ecology.
E-Mail: josemaria.farinas-franco@gmit.ie
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Dr. Norbert Dankers
Estuarine ecologist, Retired Wageningen Marine Research, The Netherlands
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Crassostrea gigas, Other Bivalve Species
Ecosystem Service Quantification, Historical Ecology, Invasive Species, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration, Site Selection
Worked in WaddenSea for 40 years on many aspects of ecology. Much on impacts on mussel and cockle. Studied natural development of introduced Pacific Oyster and recovery of mussel beds in impacted areas. Monitored specific mussel beds for more than 25 years. Contributed to the birth of quantifying Environmental services in 1978. Much interest and experience in ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)
E-Mail: norbertdankers@hotmail.com
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Dr. Eve Galimany
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), Spain
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Other Bivalve Species
Aquaculture, Disease, Ecosystem Service Quantification
Project affiliation
The Mar Menor oyster project (OstraMM)
I have a PhD from the University of Barcelona obtained in 2010. My research background is in the ecology, biology, and pathology of benthic invertebrates, with a particular focus on the ecological role that filter-feeders, such as bivalves, play in the ecosystem. I have studied the role of bivalves in shaping coastal environments, e.g. mitigating the symptoms of eutrophication, reducing the occurrence of harmful and nuisance algal blooms, and restoring ecosystem functions. Also, I have investigated how the environment can affect the health and physiology of the invertebrates themselves including both immune and pathological studies. My research has provided valuable information for the management of aquaculture species, fisheries and natural resources, as well as for conservation and restoration purposes.
E-Mail: galimany@icm.csic.es
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Dr. William Sanderson
MASTS Reader / Associate Professor, Hariot-Watt University, UK
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Other Bivalve Species
Biosecurity, Disease, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Invasive Species, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration, Public Outreach, Seed Production, Site Selection
Project affiliation
Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project
Societal benefits, restoration, ecology, biodiversity & monitoring of: 1. Shellfish reefs, 2. Marine Protected Areas 3. Priority habitats of nature conservation importance, The win-win between biodiversity conservation, ecosystem function and marine development Biodiversity mapping and management in Marine Spatial Planning Sustainable development and habitat use by species of high biodiversity conservation importance
E-Mail: w.g.sanderson@hw.ac.uk
Web: https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/persons/william-sanderson
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Dr. Philine zu Ermgassen
Secretariat, NORA Native Oyster Restoration Alliance, Germany/ United Kingdom
Expertise
Ostrea edulis
Biosecurity, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Historical Ecology, Invasive Species, Monitoring, Oyster Habitat Restoration
Project affiliation
Essex Native Oyster Initiative
I have > ten years experience in native oyster restoration, ecosystem service quantification and historical ecology in the USA, Australia and Europe. I have worked with NORA to develop Biosecurity Guidelines, having undertaken my PhD on aquatic invasive species at the University to Cambridge. I was a contributing author to the "Oyster Habitat Restoration Monitoring and Assessment Handbook" (2014) and author and editor of the "Restoration Guidelines for Shellfish Reefs" (2019) and the "European Native Oyster Habitat Restoration Handbook, UK and Ireland" (2020) and therefore have broad, high-level experience of oyster restoration. I am also a longstanding member of the Essex Native Oyster Restoration Initiative, and have provided project-level advice for several native oyster projects throughout the UK.
E-Mail: secretariat@noraeurope.eu
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Dr. Joanne Preston
Reader in Marine Ecology & Evolution, University of Porstmouth, United Kingdom
Expertise
Ostrea edulis
Biosecurity, Disease, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Invasive Species, Monitoring, Seed Production, Site Selection
Project affiliation
Solent Oyster Restoration Project, Native Oyster Network
My conversation priority is the interconnected restoration of coastal habitats, particularly oyster reefs, seagrass and saltmarsh. My research is focused on the ecology of these species and habitats, and thier interactions with environmental pressures such as climate change, microplastics, disease, invasive species and excessive nutrients (eutrophication). I am also intersted in host-pathogen interactions in filter-feeders, and genetic adaptations and diversity of the native oyster. In 2017 I founded the UK and Ireland Native Oyster Restoration Network in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London, which aims to catalyse a national approach to oyster habitat restoration via action, communication and providing evidence for policy change. I'm an advisory board member for the European Native Oyster Restoration Alliance and a founding member of the Solent Oyster Restoration Project team, led by Blue Marine Foundation, for which I act as an technical and scientific advisor alongside active restoration practice.
E-Mail: joanne.preston@port.ac.uk
Web: https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/joanne-preston
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Dr. Boze Hancock
Senior Marine Habitat Restoration Scientist, The Nature Conservancy, United States
Expertise
Ostrea edulis
Aquaculture, Biosecurity, Disease, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Genetics, Historical Ecology, Monitoring, Site Selection
Developing the science, networks and communication to allow the scale-up of shellfish reef restoration to address habitat destruction on an ecologically meaningful scale. This includes developing the primary science to support restoration and quantifying the ecosystem services provided by the restored habitat, translating that science into formats accessible to a variety of practitioners and facilitating knowledge exchange across a range of projects, geographies and taxa.
E-Mail: BHANCOCK@TNC.ORG
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Dr. Åsa Strand
Senior researcher, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden
Expertise
Ostrea edulis, Crassostrea gigas
Aquaculture, Biosecurity, Ecosystem Service Quantification, Invasive Species, Monitoring, Seed Production
Project affiliation
IVL
Sustainable use of bivalve populations with special emphasis on management of native and non-native bivalves and aquaculture. More specifically in aquaculture: semi-intensive and extensive seed production of oysters and mussels and developmen of new protocols and techniques for grow out. restoration efforts. More specifically in management: interactions between native and non-native species, ecosystem services, management of invasive species and monitoring of native species. Strong focus on applied aspects and research-industry collaboration.
E-Mail: asa.strand@ivl.se
Web: https://www.ivl.se/sidor/vara-omraden/vatten/vatten-i-ekosystem/forvaltning-av-marina-ekosystem.html
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