To kickstart the recovery of native oysters in each region.
We helped establish community ‘restoration hubs’ in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, Conwy Bay in Wales, and in the Tyne and Wear region in the north-east of England. The model for each of the three initiatives was our Solent Oyster Restoration Project on the south coast. Similar ‘nurseries’ were installed, and the hubs also aimed to recover wild populations through targeted restoration of the seabed.
The project invested in the local community through volunteering, education outreach and citizen science to encourage care for native oyster populations and inspire the next generation of conservationists.
Three delivery partners from local communities lead the restoration hubs: Clyde Porpoise CIC (Firth of Clyde), The Bangor Shellfish Centre (Conwy Bay) and Groundwork North East (Tyne and Wear).
You can visit the Wild Oyster’s website here.
In 2021, Blue Marine launched three new oyster restoration projects around the UK, in partnership with the Zoological Society of London and the boating organisation British Marine. Funding came from the People’s Postcode Lottery Dream Fund.
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The lessons learned by the Solent Oyster Restoration Project has led to a growing network of oyster nurseries around the UK, helping to restore local oyster populations and allow communities to take part in conservation on their doorstep.
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Supported by local volunteers, the Blue Marine team has relayed vast amounts of oysters into the Solent, to restore the beds and reefs that make up one of the world’s most imperilled types of marine habitat.
The Shell–to–Shore scheme collects waste oyster shells from London restaurants and supplies them to restoration projects, to be used on the seabed as ‘cultch’, an essential element in restoring native oysters.
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