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Only 200 years ago, Australian waters were full of oyster and shellfish reefs. Then they collapsed. Now large scale restoration efforts are underway.

After years of scallop dredging and fish farming, Loch Craignish, a coastal inlet near Argyll, Scotland, was in disrepair. The dredging had destroyed parts of the seafloor, effluent had polluted the water, and the biodiversity was noticeable only by its absence. But in 2020, members of community group Seawilding began to restore the loch by […]

Reef revival at full steam off Glenelg as eco-engineering oysters create marine hubs ThuThursday 11 updated ThuThursday 11 FebFebruary 2021 at 9:33pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch (Supplied: The Nature Conservancy) Share Print text only Cancel Stripped of marine life and ground up for bricks and mortar, South Australias natural oyster reefs have been devastated since colonisation, but a newly built reef off Glenelg is demo...