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.

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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.
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.
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.
Native oyster or rock oyster - what's the difference?

Native oyster or rock oyster - what's the difference?

Here at the Fishery we grow two types of oysters, rocks and natives or to give them their latin names - Crassostrea gigas and Ostrea edulis. 
Native Oysters Are Back!

Native Oysters Are Back!

We are delighted to announce that Native Oysters are back in season and ready to eat...
Why oysters are good for you

Why oysters are good for you

We think oysters are delicious and the more you learn about these little molluscs the more amazing they become...
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!

 

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.