A project to restore what was once Europe’s largest oyster fishery is underway at a site in Southsea.

The hatchery, the first in the UK, is rearing millions of oysters that will be released into the Solent once they’re fully grown.

Researchers at the University of Portsmouth and the Blue Marine Foundation (Blue) hope the scheme will restore the oyster industry across the south coast – but they also say it will improve water quality.

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