About Our Oyster Farm

The Fishery

There's a lot that goes into farming oysters, looking after lobsters and selling shellfish, some of it more interesting than other parts, but it's mostly all fun. If you are interested on the goings on at the Fishery here's some stories that you might enjoy.

The Colchester Pyefleet Oyster

The Colchester Pyefleet Oyster

It's an oyster love story. How we created our norovirus free oyster.
How We Grow Oysters

How We Grow Oysters

We grow oysters in two different ways, we have the wild spat fall from oysters in the river and we buy in oyster seed which is commercially grown oyster spat and comes in a variety of sizes.
We Are An Oyster Farm

We Are An Oyster Farm

We are an oyster farm, first and foremost, that is who we are, what we do and what we love.

Dispatching Lobsters

Dispatching Lobsters

We take great care looking after our live shellfish and as a rule we don't sell live lobsters or crabs online, instead we cook to order and the lobsters and crabs are always dispatched humanely with a Crustastun before cooking.
How To Store Oysters At Home

How To Store Oysters At Home

If you look after your oysters they will be quite happy out of the water for about five days and they are much easier to look after than people think.
Lets Talk Types of Prawns

Lets Talk Types of Prawns

We have a huge range of prawns; raw, cooked, whole, peeled or part peeled and thats before we even start on the different sizes. Needless to say, we have the prawn, shrimp or langoustine that you are looking for. 

 

Why We Import Lobsters from Canada

Why We Import Lobsters from Canada

In one word... sustainability. You can be sure that by choosing a Canadian lobster you are not only eating something delicious, but the harvesting methods employed to catch the lobster are good for the environment and the future of the wild Canadian lobsters.

 

What's a Cracked Crab?

What's a Cracked Crab?

We have added a new product, a cracked crab. We know that it can be daunting when you order a cooked crab, it arrives and then what do you do with it? What parts can you eat and what exactly are dead mans fingers? 
New Smoked Salmon

New Smoked Salmon

We have been trying to find a new smoked salmon and it turns out that we didn't have to look very far, just to Maldon a mere 16 miles away and to a friend Darcy, who used to work at the Fishery.
NEW IN: Mersea Seafood Platter

NEW IN: Mersea Seafood Platter

Our platters are named after the creeks and islands within our Fishery, but this platter is so generous, we decided to name it after the Island we live on.
It's Native Oyster Season!

It's Native Oyster Season!

September is our favourite time of year; when the water cools down in Pyefleet Creek, which for us oyster farmers means one thing - Colchester native oysters are ready!
Let's Talk Native Oysters

Let's Talk Native Oysters

At the Fishery, we are in the process of regenerating our native oyster stock, we have been in this process for the last 50 years.