How do oysters help the marine environment?

As a fisheries industry-science partnership, ENVISION have collaborated with Tethys Oysters Ltd. and the University of Essex in a research project to determine ecosystem benefits provided by oyster aquaculture. Surveys were carried out in the summer of 2023 to measure biodiversity and nitrogen cycling in places where oysters grow in English and Welsh waters, including three Pacific oyster farms, one wild Pacific oyster site, and one native oyster farm. Results were compared to control sites where no oysters live, providing new knowledge on how oyster populations may benefit marine ecosystems.

This information is now available for oyster lovers, the seafood industry, the conservation sector and government to understand more about oysters – a low carbon sustainable seafood resource – from MEDIN (search for ‘Ecosystem Benefits of UK Oyster Aquaculture Sites’).

Full report here