Scottish oysters were on the rocks. Now a whisky distillery is throwing them a lifeline

Ed Scott-Clarke, CNN Fisheries & Aquaculture

Scottish oysters were on the rocks. Now a whisky distillery is throwing them a lifeline
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But there is a glimmer of hope for the indigenous oysters of the UK. Beneath these waters is a marine rewilding project that has transformed the Dornoch Firth, a narrow strip of water off the northeast coast of Scotland. The Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project, or DEEP, began in 2014 and has to date seen the successful reintroduction of 20,000 European oysters on the firth's bed. 

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