The native oyster (Ostrea edulis ... in the Firth of Clyde and lead to millions of larvae being released into the sea in the months ahead. The 1,300 oysters are housed in nurseries, which create ...

Scotland’s native oysters (Ostrea edulis ... Oysters feed by filtering plankton and particulate matter from the sea that surrounds them, in doing this, they remove nitrates, phosphates and ...

Climate indicator’ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK seas in 2024 - The Wildlife Trusts’s marine review of the ...

Soon, there were outbreaks of typhoid and other diseases, and many oyster beds had to be closed. Hard winters and new diseases killed off many of the remaining native oysters and gave the ...

Species recorded on the UK’s coasts in 2024 included “climate indicators” such as the first record of a rainbow sea slug in ...

European native oyster ecosystems have been classified as a "collapsed" species, after an assessment of historical and ecological data revealed it has faced extreme decimation. The mollusk species ...

Native angasi oysters in their millions once filled the ... we could repair large parts of the sea in a reasonable amount of time." Dr McAfee is collecting data from "reefs" made of biodegradable ...

releasing oyster larvae into the sea," she said. Maria Hayden-Hughes (left) and Celine Gamble, of the Zoological Society of London, are hoping to improve the UK's native oyster population A reef ...

Delicious when naked, even better when they're dressed. Topped oysters make top oysters. These sea-salty bivalves make good friends with fresh and zingy dressings, smoky bacon, and gentle heat from ...

Ordinary people find extraordinary ‘climate indicator’ species in UK waters Wildlife Trust volunteers clock over 46,000 hours of surveys and beach cleans Research highlights the need to improve protec ...

The native oysters were on the small side, admittedly, but it’s still a little larger than your average starter! It was in his play ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ that the Bard coined the phrase.

Pacific oysters constitute 80% of the global oyster trade and were introduced to the UK in 1964 to replace low stocks of the British native oysters. The native variety can be more expensive and ...