Oysters once crowded Europe’s coast – here’s how we discovered these long‑forgotten reefs
Historical records describe a very different seafloor to the ones we see today.
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The world’s most degraded marine ecosystem could be about to make a comeback
Coral reefs get a lot of attention, but the world has lost almost all of its vital oyster reefs in the last few centuries.
Unused £321m trapped on dormant Oyster cards – and time may be running out to get it back
A dormant ‘cash mountain’ marks a nadir for London’s contactless travel card, but trouble has been brewing for some time.
Thousands of oysters are being re‑introduced to Dublin Bay as nature’s super water cleaners
Oyster reefs can act as a massive water treatment plant.
How Denmark’s oysters are transforming foodies into citizen scientists
People counted and collected invasive Pacific oysters found on the seabed and then went on to cook them.
Oysters galore! How whisky is helping to bring back native molluscs to the Scottish Highlands
A century after they vanished, oysters have returned to the Dornoch Firth thanks to an ambitious natural cleaning project
The world’s shellfish are under threat as our oceans become more acidic
Acidic seawater conditions are interfering with the ability of shellfish to produce strong, resilient shells, and it’s happening all over the world.
What a 19th‑century atlas teaches me about marine ecosystems
Historical maps and records from across Europe show just how much oyster beds and other marine habitats have changed over the centuries.
The surprising power of seashells: how oyster waste can recapture rare earth elements
Under the right conditions, 1g of oyster shells can capture and lock away up to around 1.5g of the rare earth elements present dissolved in the surrounding water.
Stones have been ‘overfished’ from the sea – here’s how Denmark’s rocky reefs are being restored
Restoring boulder reefs provides vital habitat for marine animals and helps reduce coastal erosion in the face of climate change.
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