POPOyster

  • Potential and Perspective of Native Oyster Restoration in the Adriatic Sea

POPOyster

  • Potential and Perspective of Native Oyster Restoration in the Adriatic Sea

POPOyster

  • Potential and Perspective of Native Oyster Restoration in the Adriatic Sea

Critical Decline:

Over 90% of oyster reefs have vanished in some regions, with the European ecoregion facing a status of poor or functional extinction, primarily attributed to overfishing and parasitic diseases.

Restoration Efforts

Significant initiatives have been undertaken in the past two decades to restore native oyster populations and their habitats, emphasizing the crucial role of oysters in ecosystem functioning.

POPOyster Mission

The POPOyster project is pioneering a comprehensive approach in the eastern Adriatic, aiming to generate vital biological and ecological data for the conservation and restoration of the European flat oyster populations in the region.

Project team

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Daria Ezgeta Balić, PhD

    Principal Investigator

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Dubravka Bojanić Varezić, PhD

    Researcher

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Nika Stagličić, PhD

    Researcher

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Tanja Šegvić Bubić, PhD

    Researcher

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Nedo Vrgoč, PhD

    Researcher

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Barbara Zorica, PhD

    Researcher

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Luka Žuvić, MSc

    Researcher

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Ratko Cvitanić, MSc

    PhD Student

  • Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split

    Niko Bujas, MSc

    Associate

  • Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

    Elizabeta Briski, PhD

    Researcher

  • University of Split, Faculty of Science, Split

    Žarko Kovač, PhD

    Researcher

  • Institut de Ciències del Mar - CSIC, Barcelona

    Eve Galimany, PhD

    Researcher

  • EXAMEN lab, Samobor

    Ivana Marušić, MSc

    Researcher

  • Ecology Independent Consultant

    Ivana Prusina, PhD

    Researcher

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