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 Price of Lobsters

The Price of Lobsters

As you may have noticed the price of our Canadian Lobsters is a bit more than usual so we thought we should explain why.

 

Oyster Spatting Ponds

Oyster Spatting Ponds

Here at the Fishery we grow two types of oysters, Native and Rock or to give them their proper names Ostrea Edulis and Crassostrea Gigas...

 

Native Oyster Regeneration

Native Oyster Regeneration

Three years ago we invested in millions of tiny native oyster spat to regenerate our native oyster beds the oysters are doing well but it takes time and patience...

 

How to Open an Oyster

How to Open an Oyster

We open thousands of oysters every year so we thought he would be the best person to show you how to open an oyster at home, safely and successfully!

 

Dredging with Slyvester and Alfie

Dredging with Slyvester and Alfie

Here at the Colchester Oyster Fishery, we grow and harvest our own oysters from the rivers and creeks surrounding the Fishery in East Mersea.

 

It's New Van Time

It's New Van Time

As we deliver to restaurants and the fish markets 6 nights a week, our delivery vans soon clock up a lot of miles...

 

Oxford Street Revealed

Oxford Street Revealed

I think we need to get Graham an agent he is on the telly so much! We were on BBC 1 this morning, this time it was Oxford Street Revealed about 27 minutes in.

 

How We Used to Dredge Oysters

How We Used to Dredge Oysters

We have a long history of dredging for oysters at the fishery, we are fortunate to be in an area that celebrates oysters. Many of the boats that were used to dredge in times gone by are still around today.

 

Oysters - A, AA or AAA?

Oysters - A, AA or AAA?

What is it with A, AA and AAA and oysters? Well, it's the same as small, medium and large, but that still doesn't help you decide which ones to order if you are new to oysters or if you have them in restaurants all the time.

 

It's not often you find a Pearl in our oysters

It's not often you find a Pearl in our oysters

It's not very often people find pearls hidden in our oysters, but this lucky person did. It's only a small pearl, but a pearl is a pearl!
No More Native Oysters Until September

No More Native Oysters Until September

Our native oysters are renowned as the sweetest available and it is from these native oysters that the saying you should only eat oysters when there is a R in the month comes from.