Netherlands, Aug. 28 -- At least 500,000 flat oysters will be introduced into the Port of Rotterdam on 2 September as part of a pilot project aimed at restoring oyster reefs in the North Sea.The trial will test a method that combines nature restoration with the installation of maritime infrastructure such as wind turbines, breakwaters and subsea cables. The approach, called the remote setting method, involves cultivating millions of oyster larvae in a hatchery before transferring them into shipping containers with seawater and rocks. Within days, the larvae attach to the rocks and grow into juveniles. After several weeks, the containers are transported by vessel and the oyster-bearing rocks are released into the sea. Researchers are also ex...