WATCH: Biodiversity could double in a decade in the Dornoch Firth, research says
Biodiversity will likely double over a decade once oyster restoration projects are complete.
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Biodiversity will likely double over a decade once oyster restoration projects are complete.
New research from Heriot-Watt University in partnership with The Glenmorangie Distillery and the Marine Conservation Society has, for the first time, predicted the biodiversity gain of reintroducing European native oysters (Ostrea edulis).
Project to reintroduce European native oysters unveils first predicted
Scientists find that using oysters as water filters helps the bivalve and other species thrive – and could treble the amount of carbon going into the seabed
Outreach work and dedicated tours at a world-famous Easter Ross distillery are shedding fresh light on a trailblazing project on the Dornoch Firth.