/research/ en /research/news/list/2021/08/02/bringing-oyster-reefs-back-from-extinction Oyster reefs carpeted thousands of kilometers of Australian coastline 200 years ago, but were dredged to near extinction within a century of colonial settlement. An ambitious nationwide restoration program now seeks to bring them back. In South Australia, the largest reef restoration in the Southern Hemisphere, Windara Reef, was constructed in 2017 to restore the ecosystem of the native mud oyster, Ostrea angasi, off the Yorke Peninsula. August 02 2021 Kate Rischmueller /research/news/list/2021/08/02/bringing-oyster-reefs-back-from-extinction /research/news/list/2019/08/27/turning-the-tide-for-marine-ecology An artificial shellfish reef reverses impact of poor decisions. August 27 2019 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2019/08/27/turning-the-tide-for-marine-ecology