In marine ecosystems, rising atmospheric CO2 and climate change are associated with
concurrent shifts in temperature, circulation, stratification, nutrient input, oxygen content, and …

Many exploited fish and macroinvertebrates that utilize the coastal zone have declined, and
the causes of these declines, apart from overfishing, remain largely unresolved. Degradation …

In response to deterioration of the marine environment and depletion of marine resources,
governments around the world have developed marine ranching to conserve fishery …

Native oyster species were once vital ecosystem engineers, but their populations have
collapsed worldwide because of overfishing and habitat destruction. In 2004, we initiated a …

Restoration of degraded ecosystems is an important societal goal, yet inadequate
monitoring and the absence of clear performance metrics are common criticisms of many …

The growing number of countries investigating the potential for releasing cultured juveniles
to augment coastal fisheries resulted in the First International Symposium on Stock …

One of the paramount goals of oyster reef living shorelines is to achieve sustained and
adaptive coastal protection, which requires meeting ecological (ie, develop a self‐sustaining …

Dramatic declines in populations of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica are a symptom
of degradation in many US Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico estuaries. We sampled 94 oyster …

Shellfish reef restoration to support ecological services has become more common in recent
decades, driven by increasing awareness of the functional decline of shellfish systems …

Oyster reef loss represents one of the most dramatic declines of a foundation species
worldwide. Oysters provide valuable ecosystem services (ES), including habitat …