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==Hayling oysterbeds== [[File:Oyster beds in Hayling Island 1.jpg|thumb|Oyster beds in Hayling Island]] [[Oysters]] have been fished on the Hayling oysterbeds, at the northwest corner of the island, from as long ago as Roman times, documented in town records since 1615.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42036&strquery=oysters#p165|chapter=The borough of Southampton: General historical account|title=A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 3|pages=490β524|year=1908|editor=William Page|publisher=[[British History Online]]|access-date=14 March 2010}}</ref> The oysters were actively farmed between as early as 1819 until the 1970s.<ref name="LNR">[http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2634#History West Hayling Local Nature Reserve] Havant Borough Council website. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008021159/http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-2634#History|date=2007-10-08}} Retrieved 14 March 2010.</ref> Oysters became a delicacy exported throughout the country under the classification of "Emsworth Oysters". Large complexes consisting of several pens separated by a series of [[Bunding|bund walls]] and sluice gates were built to contain the oysters at varying stages of growth. Although large sections of the walls have since collapsed into the harbour, much of the shape and scale of the beds can still be seen. In 1996, the oyster beds on the northwest coast of Hayling Island were restored by the Havant Borough Council,<ref name=LNR/> creating a [[Local nature reserve|wildlife haven]] which has become an important seabird breeding site. The Design Council awarded this project 'Millennium Product' status for the renovation. {{Clear}}
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