Oyster beds are being reintroduced in the Thames estuary in bid to reverse more than 200 years of decline in numbers Scientists are reintroducing the shellfish in the hope of reviving their production Conservationists from Zoological Society working to build oyster bed in Essex Laying recycled shells in the river bed and will add adult females who will spawn
By Hannah Dawson For The Daily Mail
Published: 01:40 BST, 25 June 2019 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 25 June 2019
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Oysters have not been produced on a mass scale in the Thames estuary since Roman times and in the past 200 years, the population in the Thames has decreased by 95 per cent.
But now scientists are reintroducing the shellfish in the hope of reviving their production.
Conservationists at the Zoological Society of London are beginning work to build an oyster bed in Essex in the region's first Mother Oyster Sanctuary.
