News: oyster reefs

Community-led marine restoration project to address algae bloom

Oyster reef Photo: Dominic Mcafee

A reef restoration project led by University of Adelaide researchers is to be expanded across South Australia to learn how we can address the ongoing algal bloom, with new funding announced by the South Australian Government. 

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The ocean is becoming too loud for oysters

A native oyster bed on an urbanised coast credit Dominic McAfee

Baby oysters rely on natural acoustic cues to settle in specific environments, but new research from 91×ÔÅÄ reveals that noise from human activity is interfering with this critical process.

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Rapid oyster reef restoration gives hope for repairing the sea

Dominic McAfee and Sean Connell diving at a reef credit Stefan Andrews

After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster reef has been successfully restored along a metropolitan Adelaide coastline.

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