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Gaelic and Scots Place-Names Help Researchers Rediscover Forgotten Oyster Beds

Researchers used Gaelic place-names to find undocumented oyster beds and are testing a mobile hatchery to supply larvae for coastal restoration.

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Researchers from the University of Glasgow used language clues to find the beds.

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Lost Scottish oyster beds rediscovered using clues hidden in Gaelic place names

Scientists have rediscovered the locations of oyster beds on the west coast of Scotland after analysis of Gaelic and Scots place-names.

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Gaelic and Scots place-names help researchers rediscover forgotten oyster beds

Researchers from the University of Glasgow used language clues to find the beds.

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Lost oyster beds rediscovered thanks to Gaelic and Scots language

Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic and Scots words for oyster or oysters in place-names around Scotland's coast.

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