Scottish fisheries, in the Firth of Forth, around Shetland, and on the westĬoast, with the exception of Loch Ryan, are no longer important commercially.Īttempts are being made at the present time, with some success, to grow and That previously flourished around Swansea and Milford Haven is no longer active,Īlthough there are some recent signs of a revival, and previously active Suffolk and Whitstable in Kent, on the south coast between Chichester and Poole,Īnd on the south west coast between the rivers Dart and Helford. Present time (1980) are on the south east coast between the river Blythe in The three most important fishing areas in the UK at the Winters have all taken their toll over the years, and stocks are only nowīeginning to recover. Overfishing, pollution, pest infestation, unfavourable summers and severe Native oysters have been fished around the coasts of the UK at least since Roman times, and were for long an important part of the nation's diet. The name oyster is written in other languages as All species can grow to a size of about 100 Mm, measured across the shell, depending on local bylaws, and Pacific oystersĪre marketed from 60 mm upwards. Native oysters are marketed when they reach a size of 62-64 All show a wide variation in shape, colour and Ridges, but Pacific and Portuguese oysters are not always readilyĭistinguishable from each other. The native, while the shell of the Portuguese oyster usually has even sharper Pacific oyster is more deeply cupped, rougher and more elongated than that of One half of the shell almost flat and the other half cupped. The native oyster is roughly fan shaped, almost circular, with Oyster is sometimes called the Japanese oyster, but these names are not The native oyster is sometimes called the flat oyster, and the Pacific The name native, Pacific or Portuguese oyster is restricted to the appropriate The Portuguese oyster, CrassostreaĪngulata, is no longer grown here, imports of seed having ceased in 1970.Īll three species may be offered for retail sale simply as oyster, but use of Native oyster, Ostrea edulis, and the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea Three species of oyster are met with in the UK trade. Some information is also given on grading, yield and composition, and Storage of whole oysters and oyster meats, and the preparation of oyster More detail the handling and distribution of live oysters, the freezing and cold This note describes the species of oyster marketed in the UK,īriefly describes cultivation, harvesting and cleansing, and then discusses in
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