{"id":71,"date":"2022-06-22T15:34:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T14:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plant-an-oyster.nosymarketing.dev\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2022-07-25T11:29:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T10:29:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plant-an-oyster.nosymarketing.dev\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"71\" class=\"elementor elementor-71\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2134ce elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d2134ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5853e9b\" data-id=\"5853e9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9e17b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b9e17b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoring the UK\u2019s seabed ecosystem to its former glory<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34df9fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34df9fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>For most people what lies beneath the ocean is out of sight and out of mind. For scuba divers and others privileged enough to see first-hand what lies beneath the waves, it\u2019s a story of both awe and despair.<\/p><p>Like many places the once abundant seas around the UK have been under pressure from human activity and over-fishing\u00a0for years. Our native flat oysters &#8211; great ecosystem engineers that keep the water clean and clear and provide a stable ecosystem habitat for countless other species &#8211; have been harvested to near extinction, with detrimental affects across the seabed ecosystem and offshore food chain as a result.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df47bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2df47bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/plant-an-oyster.nosymarketing.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Luke-Helmer_Pacific-oyster-settled-on-a-rock-in-Jersey-min-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Helmer_Pacific oyster settled on a rock in Jersey-min\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f62f4dc elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f62f4dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b593d17\" data-id=\"3b593d17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rebuilding our ecosystem<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ca4bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ca4bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plant an Oyster aims to counteract this decline and restore the seabed to it\u2019s former glory &#8211; rebuilding the carpets of oyster-beds we once had to encourage the natural return of clean seas and full ecosystem diversity and resilience.\u00a0<\/p><p>Beyond that, oysters also have a remarkable ability to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean and lock it permanently into the calcium carbonate of their shells, helping clear up the atmosphere as well as cleaning up the ocean.<\/p><p>Our native flat oyster is the key to delivering these key benefits for the ocean and for the planet, but we need a full oyster bed restoration plan if they are to return in the numbers required to make a difference. At Plant an Oyster we want you to help us make that happen.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68a9a9dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68a9a9dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44c56947\" data-id=\"44c56947\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427af50b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"427af50b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">key info<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8e7ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d8e7ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits of a thriving native oyster reef<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1ae947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f1ae947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Delivering as an ecosystem should, as well as improving water clarity, biodiversity and sequestering carbon. 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per day)\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4640f9ba elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4640f9ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3420fea7\" data-id=\"3420fea7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da7888d elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbsorb nutrients such as nitrates and nitrites that cause algae blooms and this helps absorb nitrates flushed from the land\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1798b038\" data-id=\"1798b038\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c714ce8 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5c714ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" 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source of blue carbon by locking away carbon dioxide in their substantial shells\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-408592b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"408592b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c2a4d2\" data-id=\"34c2a4d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399741ba elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"399741ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GET INSPIRED<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd071d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cd071d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The impact<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44187476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44187476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post_body_wrapper\"><div class=\"post-body-container\"><div class=\"post-body-renderer-component post_body\"><div class=\"post-body-content\"><div class=\"body_text redactor-styles redactor-in\"><p>Andy has been exploring the underwater world for over 30 years as both a scuba diver and an engineer; both professionally and for fun. He believes mankind is responsible for the stewardship of the planet. As a Fellow of both the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Society for Underwater Technology he specialises in solving problems in the marine\/subsea environment.<\/p><p>A couple of years ago he established and leads the British Sub Aqua Clubs Operation Oyster project which equips sports divers to play a role in restoring native oyster reefs.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsac.com\/operationoyster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bsac.com\/operationoyster<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post-action-bar-component-wrapper\"><div class=\"post-actions-component\"><div class=\"upper-row\"><div class=\"right-box-container\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24bb759 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default 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