香港六合彩挂牌资料 and The Zoological Society of London have been awarded聽拢249,919聽to run the 鈥楻estoring Wild Oysters to Conwy Bay鈥 project on the North Wales coast.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund are delivering the聽聽on behalf of the Welsh Government and in partnership with Natural Resources Wales.
The two-year project aims to restore European native oyster habitat and a community of associated organisms.
鈥楻estoring Wild Oysters to Conwy Bay鈥 is one of seventeen projects receiving funding to help Wales鈥 network of protected land and marine sites to thrive, and encourage local communities 鈥 schools, universities and residents - to get involved in nature conservation.
The two year project is introducing the European native oyster at the Liverpool Bay SPA & Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SAC protected sites.
Maria Hayden-Hughes, Wild Oysters Project Officer based at 香港六合彩挂牌资料 said, 聽鈥淣ative oysters provide huge benefits to our coastal waters by helping to clean our seas and acting as an聽important habitat for marine wildlife.聽Historically, they were a vital food source for coastal communities in Wales. Locally to Conwy Bay, there were productive native oyster beds during the 1700 and 1800s in the Menai Strait, off Puffin Island and around Anglesey. Sadly only a few small native oyster populations remain in Wales, and without intervention, the species is on the path to extinction. By working together, we hope to help to restore this historically important species and support an ocean full of life.
鈥淭he Restoring Wild Oysters to Conwy Bay project will reconnect people with that history and highlight the potential for the future. The project will use an outdoor classroom for community groups and school students to be involved in active marine conservation in Conwy Bay. It鈥檚 great to see the look of awe and wonder on children鈥檚 faces when they discover the wonderful sea life on their doorstep and the interesting research going on in 香港六合彩挂牌资料鈥檚 School of Ocean Sciences. It makes you realise how important it is to improve ocean literacy and offer invaluable hands-on experience such as learning about the oysters and the charismatic wildlife, like eels, fish, crabs, that they support, to inspire the next generation to protect and care for the marine environment.鈥
Andrew White, Director of The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales said: 鈥淔unding natural heritage projects which help tackle the effects of the climate crisis and support nature鈥檚 recovery is a key priority for The National Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales.
鈥淔rom seabird biosecurity, eradicating Himalayan balsam and Japanese knotweed, to the reintroduction of wild oysters, these grants will help prevent further species and habitat declines, enhance capacity to adapt to the climate crisis and bring direct health benefits to the people and communities involved.鈥
Welsh Government鈥檚 Climate Change Minister Julie James said: 鈥淭his funding will help to facilitate the Team Wales approach required to improve the condition and resilience of our protected sites network, as well as creating networks of people actively engaged with nature.
鈥淚 am pleased to see the wide range of terrestrial, freshwater and marine projects that will make an important contribution to the delivery of our Nature Networks Programme promoting action to help us achieve our 30 by 30 target [protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030] and becoming nature positive. I look forward to monitoring progress of these projects and the announcement of further funding for a range of large-scale projects in due course under the Nature Networks Fund.鈥
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