Performance of European oysters (Ostrea edulis L.) in the Dutch North Sea, across five restoration pilots

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Bos, Oscar G., Duarte-Pedrosa, Stephanie, Didderen, Karin, Bergsma, Joost H., Heye, Sonia, Kamermans, Pauline
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 21.09.2023; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: 20th century; Adults; Baskets; biogenic reef; Bottom trawling; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental conditions; Environmental factors; Fisheries; Growing season; Growth rate; Larvae; Marine molluscs; nature inclusive design; Offshore; offshore wind; OSPAR; Ostrea edulis; Overfishing; Oyster reefs; oyster restoration; Oysters; Performance assessment; Pilot projects; Pilots; Reefs; Restoration; Shellfish; Translocation; Trawling; Water temperature; Wind farms; United States > US; Netherlands; North Sea

The European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) is a biogenic reef former, internationally recognised as threatened and declining in the NE Atlantic by OSPAR and one of the focal species in nature inclusive designs in offshore windfarms in The Netherlands. European flat oyster reefs have disappeared from t...