{"id":9857,"date":"2017-10-30T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=9857"},"modified":"2017-10-30T17:18:02","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T21:18:02","slug":"habitat-restoration-can-maximize-the-benefits-of-marine-protected-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/habitat-restoration-can-maximize-the-benefits-of-marine-protected-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Habitat Restoration Can Maximize the Benefits of Marine Protected Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
NOTE TO EDITORS: North Carolina Sea Grant is sharing this release in collaboration with the journal <\/em>Frontiers in Marine Science. Much of the research presented here was funded by North Carolina Sea Grant. Other funders include the National Science Foundation, a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, the N.C. Coastal Conservation Association Scholarship, and a Beneath the Sea Foundation Scholarship. Research partners include the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve. The full article is available online.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n On Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, doctoral candidate Seth Theuerkauf will present a defense of his research “A Geomorphological, Ecosystem Services, and Population Dynamics Approach to Oyster Restoration and Management.”\u00a0 The session will be at 11:30 am in Room 1132\u00a0 of Jordan Hall at NC State University.\u00a0 Theuerkauf is a co-author of the paper cited here, and his oyster research has included a North Carolina Sea Grant\/Space Grant fellowship.<\/em><\/p>\n Contact:<\/em> Oyster larval production and recruitment is higher in both restored reefs that are protected and those that are subsequently harvested<\/strong><\/p>\n FRONTIERS<\/p>\n Marine protected areas can potentially subsidize harvested oyster populations via larval spillover \u2014 however, spillover benefits can only be realized if harvested areas contain suitable habitat for larval settlement and survival, finds research published today in open-access journal Frontiers in Marine Science<\/em>. The study is one of the first to document the contribution of different habitat restoration strategies to an overall marine population. Findings have implications for sustainable fisheries management of oysters and other sessile species.<\/p>\n
\n David B. Eggleston, North Carolina State University,\u00a0eggleston@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/em>
\n Katie Mosher, North Carolina Sea Grant, kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/a>, 919-515-9069<\/em><\/p>\n
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