🦪 Marine rewilding. Last week we shared the story of how, even in protected waters, nature is in decline.

If you missed the films, we’ve now brought them together into one story.
▶️ Watch the full film here: youtu.be/q3JNNnV5xr0
#MarineRewilding
#NativeOysters

Where have all the oysters gone?    — Highlands Rewilding Highlands Rewilding have uncovered an alarming decline in native oyster numbers within the Loch Sween Marine Protected Area (MPA). Marine biologist and oyster expert Dr David Smyth expected to find 10...

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#MarineRewilding #NativeOysters #LochSween #MPA #BiodiversityCrisis #ConservationScience #NatureRecovery

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📰 West Coast Today article about native oyster decline in Scotland, as highlighted by Highlands Rewilding in our latest film series. For West Coast Today content, register for 1 free article per week #NativeOysters #Rewilding @seawilding.bsky.social

We are afraid the butterflies are not alone - native oysters are in trouble too but, as with the butterflies, hope is not lost.
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Where have all the oysters gone?    — Highlands Rewilding Highlands Rewilding have uncovered an alarming decline in native oyster numbers within the Loch Sween Marine Protected Area (MPA). Marine biologist and oyster expert Dr David Smyth expected to find 10...

Native oysters, once abundant here, face functional extinction following a steep decline in their population within this Marine Protected Area.

So what’s gone wrong? And more importantly, what can be done to reverse the trend?
#MarineRewilding #NativeOysters #EcosystemRestoration

Bathyscope was useful today looking for #Nativeoysters that we at #Seawilding released in Loch Broom this summer. Lots of live spotted, and no open shells so its all looking good!

#Nativeoysters, the cleaner one lives with an urchin, the dirty pair dont. This could save me a lot of scrubbing…