Native #oysters return to #Belfast after a century's absence https://phys.org/news/2023-12-native-oysters-belfast-century-absence.html

"Extensive native #OysterBeds were abundant in European seas, and humans have been harvesting them since the Stone Age. But oyster populations have declined by 95% since the 19th century, with native #OysterReefs now one of the most threatened habitats in Europe... Last month some 700 of the #mollusks were lowered into #BelfastLoug... It should eventually create a local equivalent of a #CoralReef"