Scientific evidence does not support oyster farming as a marine carbon dioxide removal strategy

Fabrice Pernet; Philip W. Boyd; Sam Dupont; Jean-Pierre Gattuso; Frederic Gazeau; Christopher Gobler; Marc Metian; Stephen Tomasetti; Phillip Williamson

Scientific evidence does not support oyster farming as a marine carbon dioxide removal strategy

Fabrice Pernet, Philip W. Boyd, Sam Dupont, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Frederic Gazeau, Christopher Gobler, Marc Metian, Stephen Tomasetti, Phillip Williamson

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Original language	English
Article number	e2533459123
Number of pages	1
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Volume	123
Issue number	10
Publication status	Published - 27 Feb 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

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