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Ocean superheroes
BBC Wildlife
|December 2023
Release of 10.000 oysters in North East England promises to improve water quality and marine life
NATIVE OYSTERS (OSTREA EDULIS) WERE once a mainstay of Britain's coastline, providing essential water conditions and habitat for myriad marine species.
However, since the 1800s, habitat loss, over-harvesting, pollution and disease have led to a 95 per cent decline in the population.
This story is from the December 2023 edition of BBC Wildlife.
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