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Why not?

Fish traps have been around for a heck of a long time, why not artificial oysterbeds?

All down the west coast of Ireland they have found fish traps in tidal shallow water. These were made of wicker-like panels arranged to make a funnel, which (I believe) led into an enclosure. These are only around 1000 years old, but wood in water ain't a good laster so no one knows how old the practice is. If they could produce something as amazingly longlived as the curragh they could surely come up with oyster beds and fish traps.

Fish traps go back yonks on the east coast of England and ancient remains have beeen found well preseved in the mud of the Thames and other estuaries. Mersea Island oysters of Essex are world famous and were so in Roman Britain. How long before is anyone's guess