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Sea change: the drive to restore millions of oysters on the Norfolk coast


The first ever mass deployment of mother reef bricks aims to rebuild habitats – and could reshape the North Sea

Allie Wharf’s career unfolded amid conflict. As a senior foreign producer for Newsnight, she reported on Iraq and Afghanistan. Just two years ago, she was filming mass graves in Ukraine.

But burnt out by wars, and after a detour farming ducks in Tanzania, Wharf has now settled on the quiet north Norfolk coast. Here, alongside her life and business partner, Willie Athill, she has embarked on a different kind of mission: the creation of Europe’s largest natural oyster reef.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/21/norfolk-coast-oysters-project

Author : Amelia Hill

Publish date : 2025-12-21 13:00:00

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