Dr. Joanne Preston shows us how she's been reintroducing native oysters to the Solent with pioneering tech. The biodiversity and water quality of benefits of these humble creatures can be astounding, but after years of over-fishing, is it possible to reintroduce them in the Solent and supercharge our waters once again? Check out how she’s built special ‘cages’ to accommodate the new population and help overcome challenges to their settling and reproduction. Subscribe for a new episode every week, and share the big idea #lifesolved You can find out more about research taking place at the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/SOLVE.Points of Interest  Dr Joanne Preston- Principal Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences- https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/joanne-preston(c24a8c2b-9dc0-47cb-b4e9-62da478643f8).html  Slipper Limpet - https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/marine/sea-snails-and-sea-slugs/slipper-limpet  Ben Ainslie - https://benainslie.com/ Blue Marine Foundation - https://www.bluemarinefoundation.com/projects/solent/ MDL Marina Group - https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/ Joanne in Solve Magazine, First Issue, pg 16-17- https://view.joomag.com/solve-magazine-issue-01-2020/0114851001589434668?short  Follow latest research- https://www.port.ac.uk/research  Solve Magazine- port.ac.uk/solve https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/magazines/solve-magazine   Portsmouth Social Media Links-  Facebook - facebook.com/universityofportsmouth Instagram -instagram.com/portsmouthuni/ Twitter - twitter.com/portsmouthuni LinkedIn - linkedin.com/school/university-of-portsmouth/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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