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A mixtape for oysters: Researchers test if sounds of home can help restore reefs

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Jul 30, 202600:06:24News & Politics

The New England coast used to be crowded with wild oyster reefs. But the reefs have been decimated by overfishing, pollution, development and climate change. Aran Mooney, who studies underwater acoustics at the Woods Hol...

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A mixtape for oysters: Researchers test if sounds of home can help restore reefs is an episode from WBUR News by WBUR. The New England coast used to be crowded with wild oyster reefs. But the reefs have been decimated by overfishing, pollut...

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Published Jul 30, 2026, 00:06:24 long, audio available.