R ESTORE AND E XPAND C ALIFORNIA ’ S S HELLFISH R ESOURCES C OLLABORATIVELY
HISTORY O YSTERS CULTURED IN CA SINCE 19 TH C ENTURY N ATIVE OYSTERS IMPORTANT YEARS A RCHEOLOGICAL S HELL M OUNDS (S AN F RANCISCO )
DEMAND > SUPPLY N OT E NOUGH L OCAL P RODUCTION I MPORTS & S EAFOOD T RADE D EFICIT O PPORTUNITY E XISTS H ERE
CLEAN LOCAL SEAFOOD S USTAINABLY G ROWN I NTERNATIONALLY R ECOGNIZED H IGH H EALTH S EEDSTOCKS
“B LUE J OBS ” COASTAL ECONOMIES R ESTORE W ORKING W ATERFRONTS 5 NEW ACRES = 1 NEW J OB
C ULINARY T OURISM & R ESTAURANT B USINESS P UBLIC R EVENUES S UPPORT I NDUSTRIES ECONOMIC MULTIPLIERS
ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS AND BENEFITS S HELLFISH N EED C LEAN W ATER AND S HELLFISH I MPROVE W ATER Q UALITY S HELLFISH G ROWERS = E NVIRONMENTAL D EFENDERS
REGULATORY EFFICIENCY S TREAMLINE I NTERAGENCY P ERMITTING R ETAIN E NVIRONMENTAL R IGOR
COLLABORATIONS L OCAL C OMMUNITY P LANNING N ATIVE O YSTER R ESTORATION T RIBAL K NOWLEDGE & I NTERESTS H ABITAT C ONSERVATION
OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES C ALIFORNIA P OLICY USING F EDERAL S PRINGBOARD R EGIONALLY C USTOMIZED P LANNING I NNOVATIVE S CIENCE & T ECHNOLOGY
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