DURHAM, N.H. When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Burtis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed. Without a new market, his Ferda Farms faced potential economic ruin.Then, Burtis heard The Nature.
Pandemic-hit oyster farmers in Maine take part in oyster conservation program
The program, known as Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration or SOAR, is buying more than 5 million oysters to restore shellfish reefs at 20 locations.
By MICHAEL CASEYAssociated Press
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DURHAM, N.H. When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Burtis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed. Without a new market, his Ferda Farms faced potential economic ruin.
Then, Burtis heard The Nature Conservancy in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts was buying millions of bivalves around the country for rebuilding decimated oyster reefs – and he quickly joined the effort.
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Pandemic-hit oyster farmers in Maine take part in oyster conservation program
The program, known as Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration or SOAR, is buying more than 5 million oysters to restore shellfish reefs at 20 locations.
By MICHAEL CASEYAssociated Press
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DURHAM, N.H. When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Bertis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed. Without a new market, his Ferda Farms faced potential economic ruin.
Then, Bertis heard The Nature Conservancy in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts was buying millions of bivalves around the country for rebuilding decimated oyster reefs and he quickly joined the effort.
Systems ecology-based methods to advance effective large-scale restoration
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Restoration projects are getting larger and more complex due to population growth, climate change, and disaster response. In the last decade alone, billions of dollars were spent to mitigate the effects of crises like Hurricane Sandy and restore habitats lost over centuries.
As projects grow in size and complexity, so do the restoration costs. This underscores the need for a strategic approach to maximize both ecological and economic benefits.
A national team of researchers, led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), evaluated large-scale restoration efforts across the country and developed criteria, techniques, and tools to determine outcomes and ultimately, maximize benefits. This work was the focus of a study published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.