ICSR 2024 — International Conference on Shellfish Restoration

About ICSR 2024

Held on the shores of Jekyll Island, Georgia, ICSR 2024 brought together more than 200 shellfish restoration practitioners, researchers, and managers from around the world for four days of science, collaboration, and Low Country hospitality. The conference explored the full breadth of shellfish restoration — from Olympia oyster recovery to freshwater mussels, urban estuaries to reef-builder programs in Australia — cementing Jekyll Island as a milestone in the ICSR legacy.

Program contacts: Peter Kingsley-Smith • Lisa Paton • Historic website: www.ICSR2024.com

Conference Program

3:00–8:00pm RegistrationOceanside Registration Area

8:00–8:30am Continental BreakfastBallroom B

8:30–9:00am Welcome to the Low Country — Mark Risse (University of Georgia) & Mark Williams (Jekyll Island Authority)Ballroom D

9:00–10:00am Plenary Matthew Raiford (Gilliard Farms) & Ryan Bethea (Oysters Carolina) — “Two Water Babies: Discussing the Past & Charting the Future”Ballroom D

10:00–10:30am Coffee Break

10:30–12:30pm Parallel Sessions: Olympia Oyster Restoration | Aquaculture for Restoration | Alternative 3-D Structures

12:30–1:30pm Lunch + SOAR Program Breakout Discussion

1:30–3:00pm Parallel Sessions: Oyster Population Dynamics | Scaling Up in Europe & Beyond | Alternative 3-D Structures

3:00–3:30pm Coffee Break

3:30–5:00pm Parallel Sessions: Oyster Population Dynamics | Scaling Up in Europe & Beyond | General Contributed

8:00–8:30am Continental Breakfast

8:30–9:00am Plenary Katie Mosher (Billion Oyster Project) — “Restoration Through Education in an Urban Estuary”Ballroom D

9:00–10:00am Plenary Nik Heynen & Hunt Revell (Shell to Shore) — “Community Matters: From Athens to Sapelo Island”Ballroom D

10:00–10:30am Coffee Break

10:30–12:00pm Parallel Sessions: Restoration in Urban Waters | Restoration in a Changing World | Novel Habitat Assessment Approaches

12:00–1:00pm Lunch + Discussion: The Future of ICSR

1:00–1:45pm Plenary Simon Branigan (TNC Australia) — “Reef Builder: Rebuilding Australia’s Lost Shellfish Reefs”Ballroom D

1:45–2:30pm Plenary Jeb Byers (University of Georgia) — “The Role of Physical-Biological Coupling in Large-Scale Variation in Oyster Ecology, Reef Function, and Restoration”Ballroom D

2:30–3:00pm Coffee Break

3:00–4:30pm Parallel Sessions: Species Interactions | Restoration in a Changing World | Novel Habitat Assessment Approaches

4:30–5:30pm Poster SessionBallroom B

8:00–8:30am Continental Breakfast + Registration

8:30–9:00am Closing RemarksBallroom D

9:00–10:00am Plenary Danielle Kreeger (Drexel University) — “Mussel Mania: Restoring & Enhancing Freshwater Mussel Assemblages for Climate Resilience”Ballroom D

10:00–10:30am Coffee Break

10:30–12:30pm Parallel Sessions: Partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense | General Contributed | Hard Clam Restoration

Conference Abstracts

Browse all presentations and posters from ICSR 2024.

The full photo archive from Jekyll Island is in the ISRS Gallery.

View all conference photos at the ISRS Gallery →