After centuries of overharvesting and environmental degradation reduced the world’s oyster reefs by 85%, restoration is bringing the conglomerations of thick-shelled mollusks back to coastal waters. And their return may have more benefits than scientists realized, new research suggests. “Oysters build the foundation of an entire ecosystem.” Oysters were initially restored to boost depleted fisheries, according to Rachel Smith, a marine ecologist…
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