Shellfish population recovers after Highland loch given protected status

An exposed flame shell on a dense bed in Loch Carron (Graham Saunders/NatureScot/PA) -

A previously threatened shellfish population in a Scottish loch has made a full recovery, experts have said.

In two new reports commissioned by NatureScot, researchers found the Loch Carron flame shell beds have been restored, after the habitat was declared a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in 2017.