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New oyster reef created in North Sea

A new reef the size of a football pitch has been created in the North Sea as a home for 10,000 native oysters in a conservation project. The Wild Oysters Project has seen 10,000 of them added by hand to the reef, which is a mile off Sunderland, and was made from 750 tonnes of local stone […]

Welsh oysters to be transferred into River Hamble in Solent reef plans

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Oysters from south Wales are set to be transferred into the River Hamble as part of plans to restore marine habitats across the Solent, the Southern Daily Echo reports. Blue Marine Foundation, alongside the River Hamble Harbour Authority and contractors Jenkins Marine, laid the foundations for the largest restoration reef in the Solent last week. They laid […]