Restoration Forth Oyster Monitoring

Join the Restoration Forth team as we collect our oyster spatting experiment and carry out survival and growth monitoring! Following the successful release of several thousand native oysters at Tyninghame we are excited to move on to the next phase of our research - monitoring whether our newly-restored oysters are spatting (reproducing). During the session we will collect our spatting survey equipment and undertake some survival and growth monitoring of the oysters at the site. Where The team will meet you in the Tyninghame Beach car park (What3Words ///lace.slab.noun) at 08:30am and we anticipate this event finishing by 10:30am. Important Information We will be outside for this session so please wear warm, comfortable and waterproof clothing. It is also essential to wear wellies as we will be in ankle deep water in the intertidal zone on the beach. Please note there are no public toilet facilities available at the beach (nearest toilet is in The Smithy cafe open 09:30-16:00). In the case of bad weather we may need to cancel this event. Please check your emails prior to the event for any last minute updates due to poor weather. If you have any questions or for more information please contact [email protected]. Who we are Restoration Forth is a major marine restoration programme working with communities to restore seagrass habitats and European flat oyster populations in the Firth of Forth. Our goal is to inspire and give agency to community members from around the Forth to participate in and lead on restoration activities in the marine environment. Restoration Forth is managed by WWF Scotland but is a partnership of scientific institutions, environmental charities, and community hubs. The first phase of Restoration Forth (2022-24) was made possible by funding from Aviva, the Moondance Foundation, the ScottishPower Foundation and the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, facilitated by the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund, and managed by NatureScot. The current phase of Restoration Forth is made possible by funding from Sky and the Cinven Foundation; the project is supported by the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot.