The meeting will provide an opportunity for resource managers, shellfish farmers, community activists, historians, and anthropologists to exchange ideas and information which will help us restore molluscan shellfish populations while improving water quality and the environmental health ofour estuarine and coastal systems. Shellfish restoration is of international concern and this meeting attracts participants from many other nations, spawning similar meetings in Canada, Ireland, France, and most recently, in Vlissingen, The Netherlands.

This year's meeting will highlight the role shellfish have played in the development of society ranging from the coastal tribal nations in the U.S. to the Maori in New Zealand, from the early settlers in Brittany to Canada’s First Nations. We expect presentations on the current role of shellfish in society and how that relates to community stewardship and education. Speakers will discuss a range of approaches to restoring coastal ecosystems, covering topics such as habitat quality assessment and restoration, shellfish farming, stock enhancement, watershed management, and habitat remediation. More than 200 professionals representing 14 countries attended the ICSR ’06 conference in the United States, and organizers  expect a similar attendance in 2008.

For Information about Attending the Conference, Contact …
Elaine Knight
Phone (843) 953-6406
Fax (843) 953-2080
E-mail elaine.knight@scseagrant.org

or

Dot Leonard
Phone (410) 626-7206
E-mail msmussel@oceanequities.org

For Information about Submitting an Abstract, Contact …
Rick DeVoe
Phone (843) 953-2078
Fax (843) 953-2080
E-mail rick.devoe@scseagrant.org

You will find continuously updated information on the ICSR ’08 Web site at www.scseagrant.org/ICSR.

We look forward to seeing you in Charleston!