NORA Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

21 Apr 2026

Fifteen million oysters to rewild the North Sea

Photo by Mitili Mitili More than 15 million juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea off the coast of Orkney, in one of the largest rewilding projects ever undertaken in UK waters. The scheme, run by the Green Britain Foundation, the Nature Restoration Fund, Marine Fund Scotland and North Bay Innovations, will use […]

11 Jun 2019

Blueprint conference to return native oysters to European Seas

News

By: Clare Fischer MCS A three day conference to develop a ‘blueprint’ for returning native oysters (Ostrea edulis) to seas around Europe is taking place in Edinburgh. It’s set to build on work already being carried out in Scotland, led by Dornoch Firth based, whisky producers, the Glenmorangie Company, Heriot-Watt University and MCS. Large-scale ecological restoration and […]