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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Why 20 huge concrete-like cubes have been released in the North Sea

Marine conservationists have released 20 concrete-like “cubes” housing 4,000 oysters in the North Sea to protect the species from storms and tidal surges.

Experts from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and nature charity Groundwork released the specialised oyster reef cubes off the coast of Tyne and Wear.

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