Northern Ireland’s first floating oyster reef launched in north Antrim

Read our Privacy noticeNorthern Ireland’s first floating oyster reef has been launched in north Antrim. open image in gallery A floating oyster reef at Glenarm marina in Co Antrim. The floating reef builds on the local nature conservation charity’s existing native oyster nursery at Glenarm Marina as well as wider work to restore native oysters in Northern Ireland. The new floating reef at Glenarm Marina recreates the habitat of a natural oyster reef above the seabed and is hoped to provide a new way to scale up native European oyster restoration in Northern Ireland. “Thanks to Eco-Detect’s camera system, we can now see what species are interacting with this floating reef, day and night.