Most of us shall be accustomed to the idea of ‘rewilding’, however what about ‘seawilding’? On this episode of Naturally Talking, we’re joined by SBOHVM’s very personal Dr Anna McGregor to debate her very thrilling, essential and interdisciplinary Scottish native oyster (Ostrea edulis) restoration mission. She tells us about how Gaelic place names are getting used along with innovative environmental science to assist rescue Scotland’s marine biodiversity.

Anna is a key member of the aquatic sciences instructing group right here within the division. She teaches on an enormous vary of marine and freshwater topics. She additionally supervises quite a few undergraduate and Masters pupil dissertations, in addition to finishing up her personal analysis. Anna’s analysis focuses on the use and understanding of sound in marine environments; for instance, understanding the sounds of marine mammals and impacts from anthropogenic sounds on quite a lot of species.




All photographs courtesy of Dr Anna McGregor
Put up: Graeme Cullen
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