Project: Native Flat Oyster (Ostrea edulis) Restoration Using Artificial Reef Methods.
PhD Student: Brian Rice (Supervisors: Dr. Paul Brooks, Dr. Tasman Crowe)

This doctoral research project, within the lab of Dr. Paul Brooks at University College Dublin, looks to explore methods for restoring the native flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) to historical ranges within Ireland and the rest of the EU. This is the first reintroduction effort for this species in Ireland and will utilize sites around Dublin Bay where native oysters have been locally extinct for over a century. 

This research will further develop site selection tools for marine resource managers and test the effects of different artificial habitat unit methods on oyster growth, survivability, and reproductive success to better understand how this species responds to these methods and inform future decades of restoration efforts.

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