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Pe te Pe te rso n c o ntrib utio n to Pa ne l c ha ire d b y T

• dd Mille r

4:00 PM ON WE D: A ST RAT E GI C BL UE PRI NT F OR NC COAST AL E CONOMY

Be c k e t a l. (2011): Oyste r Re e fs a t Risk

In many bays, mor e than 99% of oyste r r e e fs have be e n lost and ar e func tionally e xtinc t. 85% of oyste r r e e fs have be e n lost globally.

E c osyste m Goods & Se r vic e s Pr

• vide d by Oyste r

Re e fs

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c osyste m Se r vic e Be ne fit/ Value

1.

Pro duc tio n o f o yste rs Ma rke t & re c re a tio na l va lue

2.

Aug me nte d fish/ c rusta c e a n pro duc tio n Ma rke t & re c re a tio na l va lue

3.

Wa te r filtra tio n &

 SAV, re c re a tio na l use

c o nc e ntra tio n o f psue do fe c e s & re mo ve a nthro po g e nic N

4.

Sta b iliza tio n o f a dja c e nt ha b ita ts

 SAV & sa lt ma rsh ha b ita t

5.

Pro visio n o f ha b ita t fo r fa una

 b io dive rsity & pro duc tivity

6.

Ca rb o n se q ue stra tio n

↓ greenhouse gas concentrations

7.

Dive rsifying the se a sc a pe  syne rg ie s a mo ng ha b ita ts

Summa ry: Oyste r E c osyste m Se rvic e s

Gra b o wski e t a l. 2012

Ave r age value of oyste r se r vic e s= $10,325 pe r he c tar e

$4,123 $4,050 $1,292 $860

Commercial Fish Nitrogen Removal SAV Enhancement Shoreline Protection

6 m

3 m 2 m tall 1 m tall 2 m tall 1 m tall

Fishery disturbance (reef height reduction) x Eutrophication (hypoxia/anoxia) = mass mortality of oysters