Call for abstracts: International Conference on Shellfish Restoration


The International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR2024) will be held at the Jekyll Island Convention Center on September 15-18, 2024.

Ahead of the conference, Georgia Sea Grant is calling for presentation abstracts on molluscan bivalves: restoration or conservation, marine or freshwater, clams or oysters– if your research has to do with any of these, you’re invited to send a presentation! Additionally, this event is not limited to academia; abstracts from community leaders, natural resource managers and conservation researchers are also welcome. Some suggested topics of interest are listed here:

  • Aquaculture as a tool for restoration
  • SOAR Program
  • Restoring shellfish to freshwater streams
  • Shellfish and carbon sequestration
  • Impacts on shellfish restoration from climate change, ocean acidification
  • Tools to manage ocean acidification
  • New three-dimensional reef designs
  • Restoration in urban waters
  • Community-based restoration
  • New technology for shellfish restoration
  • Restoration across biomes, ecosystems, and communities
  • Landscape-scale restoration and connectivity
  • Trait-based restoration and functional ecology
  • Ecological resilience and restoration under global climate change
  • Tribal or Indigenous perspectives and practices in restoration
  • Community engagement and education
  • Monitoring and assessment of restoration success
  • Interactions and opportunities among shellfish, seaweed, and submerged aquatic vegetation

If you would like to lead a session on one or more of these topics (or on something completely different), please contact Dr. Peter Kingsley-Smith at kingsleysmithp@dnr.sc.gov

More information about the conference is available here.