“Dale Vince, the founder of the Green Britain Foundation and one of the backers of the scheme, said [research](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.4030) suggests oyster reefs can sequester significant amounts of planet-heating CO2. He said this project could see the restoration of about 15m oysters in a new bed covering more than 100 hectares (247 acres) – potentially sequestering up to 76 tonnes of CO2 each year.
“But those behind the scheme said the real goal was to stimulate the natural spawning of beds, which once established around coastlines could dwarf that figure for carbon capture “by over a 1,000-fold per annum after about 15 years”.”
The article also says, “This project is a blueprint for a wider plan to reintroduce oysters to the UK and to European waters.” Sounds like a lot of potential for drawdown.
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“Dale Vince, the founder of the Green Britain Foundation and one of the backers of the scheme, said [research](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.4030) suggests oyster reefs can sequester significant amounts of planet-heating CO2. He said this project could see the restoration of about 15m oysters in a new bed covering more than 100 hectares (247 acres) – potentially sequestering up to 76 tonnes of CO2 each year.
“But those behind the scheme said the real goal was to stimulate the natural spawning of beds, which once established around coastlines could dwarf that figure for carbon capture “by over a 1,000-fold per annum after about 15 years”.”
The article also says, “This project is a blueprint for a wider plan to reintroduce oysters to the UK and to European waters.” Sounds like a lot of potential for drawdown.