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Native Oyster Nursery Update

This summer marked another milestone in our mission to restore native oysters across Northern Ireland. At our three nursery sites - Belfast Harbour, Bangor Marina, and Glenarm Marina - we’re…

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Native Oyster Nursery Update

It's been a busy summer at our native oyster nurseries at Glenarm and Bangor Marinas. We're discovering more and more marine species living on the oyster cages since the nurseries were…

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Bringing back native oysters to Belfast Lough

The native oyster has been considered extinct in Belfast Lough since 1903. However, in the summer of 2020, live oysters were discovered for the first time in over 100 years – evidence that the…

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