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Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. Can the world's marine environments remain healthy and functioning under ...the influence of man, from pollution to over fishing and climate change? In Saving Species this week, Brett Westwood looks in depth at some of the issues and research being carried out into the species which depend upon this often abused natural resource. Helen Scales travels to the Gambia, where issues of oyster overfishing are having a devastating effect not only on the native oysters that were once plentiful in this area but also the coastal mangrove swamps which are now under threat. And closer to home, we look at the 2012 breeding season of some of our breeding seabirds.
Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. Can the world's marine environments remain healthy and functioning under ...the influence of man, from pollution to over fishing and climate change? In Saving Species this week, Brett Westwood looks in depth at some of the issues and research being carried out into the species which depend upon this often abused natural resource. Helen Scales travels to the Gambia, where issues of oyster overfishing are having a devastating effect not only on the native oysters that were once plentiful in this area but also the coastal mangrove swamps which are now under threat. And closer to home, we look at the 2012 breeding season of some of our breeding seabirds.
| Series: | Saving species; Series 3 |
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| Episode | 4 |
| First transmission date: | 2012-09-25 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Published: | 2012 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:27:19 |
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| Producer: | Sheena Duncan |
| Presenter: | Brett Westwood |
| Contributors: | Kelvin Boot; Helen Scales; Howard Stableford; Brett Westwood |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | AUDA694B |
| Available to public: | no |
