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Horse mussels, otherwise known as Modiolus modiolus, have formed large reefs in the lough.
BBC: Environment Committee
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The committee's motion called on the executive to introduce measures to protect and restore the modiolus habitat in line with the EU's habitats directive.
BBC: Sustainability of Strangford Lough
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"The modiolus situation was caused by people, coming in from outside in the 1980s and later, who actually did all the damage, " he said.
BBC: Environment Committee
