More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project

Exclusive: Experts say scheme will help repair damaged marine ecosystems while sequestering large amounts of carbon More than 15m juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea in one of the biggest rewilding projects in UK waters. The scheme, which will use a unique rearing process, hopes to re-establish a huge oyster bed around Orkney that experts say will create a “trophic cascade” of climate and ecological benefits. Continue reading...

By Matthew Taylor