Extending conservation of coastal and oyster reef restoration for First Nations cultural revitalization

Gibbs, Mitchell; Ross, Pauline; Scanes, Elliot; Gibbs, James; Rotolo‐Ross, Raphaela; Parker, Laura

doi:10.1111/cobi.14158

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“…Moving forward, our strongest option to sustain and restore shellfish and shellfish reefs and ultimately estuarine ecosystem health in Australia is to combine Western Science management and decision-making grounded in TEK. This requires partnerships built on respect, recognition, relatedness and reciprocity where Traditional Owners are the co-designers or lead-designers and where intellectual property rights are understood and protected (Gibbs et al 2023). First Nations peoples of Australia have a culture that is centred around caring and protecting Land, Sea and Sky Country.…”

Section: Recommendations and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This culture has largely been pushed to the background by government and other organisations. TEK and First Nations management practices create an opportunity to strengthen and resurrect connections of First Nations peoples of Australia to Sea Country (Gibbs et al 2023). For modern society to restore and secure the future, we need to understand the past of the oldest living culture in the world and incorporate it into our future.…”

Section: Recommendations and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, it is clear that legislation alone will not lead to the development of culturally appropriate management practices. So far, legislation has made very little difference to the incorporation of Indigenous cultural practices into shellfish restoration projects, and more is required (Gibbs et al 2023).…”

Section: Recommendations and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is now increasingly recognised that Indigenous knowledge and TEK combined with Western Science may provide the best solution to sustain, improve and restore shellfish populations, and importantly, give respect to First Nations custodianship of Sea Country (Kutay et al 2021). Since Australia's colonisation, the management of Sea Country resources have predominantly been based on Western Science and an exploitative mindset (Gibbs et al 2023;Stelling-Wood et al 2023). Only in the last decade has the essential need to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and TEK with Western Science been gaining momentum (Bartlett et al 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Recognising the importance of shellfish to First Nations peoples, Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in aquaculture and coastal management in Australia

Gibbs,

Parker,

Scanes

et al. 2024

Mar. Freshw. Res.

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Throughout the world, there is a growing recognition of the importance and need for incorporation of Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of First Nations peoples in shellfish aquaculture and coastal management. In Australia, however, the incorporation of First Nations TEK of shellfish aquaculture and coastal management is in its infancy. This is a concern because the combined perspectives of Indigenous knowledge and Western Science are needed to restore culturally and economically significant shellfish and create successful, respectful and sustainable outcomes. The aims of this perspective piece are first to describe the evidence for the importance of shellfish aquaculture and management to First Nations peoples of Australia and second to highlight the opportunity to incorporate First Nations TEK in shellfish restoration and aquaculture in Australia. Already, models of successful incorporation of TEK of shellfish exist in Aotearoa, which provide an example for incorporation of TEK of shellfish in Australia. First Nations peoples of Australia hold a deep cultural connection with shellfish and Sea Country that has persisted for millennia. If we are to appropriately sustain and restore shellfish and manage our coasts, we must incorporate First Nations TEK and views, and respect and protect their ongoing connections to Sea Country.

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Section: Recommendations and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendations and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendations and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Recognising the importance of shellfish to First Nations peoples, Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in aquaculture and coastal management in Australia

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Parker,

Scanes

et al. 2024

Mar. Freshw. Res.

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“…Exploring alternative restoration strategies that can promote the restoration and recovery success of O. angasi (e.g. McAfee et al 2021McAfee et al , 2022bWilliams et al 2022), in concert with meaningful community engagement with First Nations communities and the integration of Traditional and Local Ecological Knowledge (Gibbs et al 2023), will help facilitate the return of this ecologically and culturally important ecosystem engineer.…”

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Aerial exposure tolerance of juvenile flat oysters (Ostrea angasi) depends on shell length and air temperature

Overton,

Dempster,

Swearer

et al. 2023

Restoration Ecology

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Oyster reefs have declined globally, impacting ecosystem structure, function, and services. The flat oyster Ostrea angasi was a dominant ecosystem engineer throughout southern Australia, forming extensive reefs now diminished to <1% of historical coverage. Restoration of O. angasi has gained traction over the last decade, exclusively in subtidal habitats. However, O. angasi historically occurred in the intertidal zone, which could broaden restoration opportunities and success. There is little information quantifying factors that influence the performance of O. angasi in intertidal habitats. To test survival of O. angasi under thermal and desiccation stress experienced in intertidal habitats under winter, summer, and heatwave conditions, we emersed individuals from three age classes (1, 4, and 7 months old) at air temperatures of 10, 25, or 40°C in a series of laboratory experiments. Oysters exhibited moderate tolerance to exposure, with survival depending on interactions between emersion duration and temperature, and emersion duration and shell length. Survival broadly increased with shell length, but decreased with temperature and emersion duration. We used model predictions from the laboratory experiments to simulate intertidal survival rates at a potential restoration site in southern Australia. The simulation revealed low survival when low tides coincided with heatwaves. Field validation is needed to understand the effects of repeated tidal cycles and other biotic and abiotic influences. Our findings provide preliminary evidence for extending the restoration range of O. angasi into the low intertidal zone and can be considered when mitigating transport‐related mortality during large‐scale restoration.

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Integration of social data into restoration suitability modelling for oyster reefs

Howie,

Reeves,

Gillies

et al. 2024

Ecological Indicators

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Extending conservation of coastal and oyster reef restoration for First Nations cultural revitalization

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

Recognising the importance of shellfish to First Nations peoples, Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in aquaculture and coastal management in Australia

Recognising the importance of shellfish to First Nations peoples, Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in aquaculture and coastal management in Australia

Aerial exposure tolerance of juvenile flat oysters (Ostrea angasi) depends on shell length and air temperature

Integration of social data into restoration suitability modelling for oyster reefs

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