Loch Fyne Oysters wins Best Scottish Native Oyster 2011 award
10/7/2011 10:01 AM EST
Loch Fyne Oysters was presented with an award for the Best Scottish Native Oyster this week at the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers Conference.
The Conference took place in Oban over 4th and 5th October and aims to bring those in aquaculture together to discuss and share issues, news and experiences within the industry. The conference, organised by the ASSG, holds a competition to find the best oysters and mussels, judged through blind taste tests on their shape, colour and most importantly their plumpness and taste.
David Attwood, Aquaculture Director at Loch Fyne Oysters said “After experimenting with the native oysters in Loch Fyne for a year and harvesting them at low tide, this confirms the fact that the native oysters prefer to be farmed on the seabed and will grow well in the correct conditions as they did years ago. Given this we are actively looking to increase the numbers of native oysters that are grown naturally in Loch Fyne. Meanwhile we are delighted to be selling native oysters from Loch Ryan.”
Walter Speirs, Chairman of Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers said “We are delighted to have Loch Fyne Oysters as a member of the association and we would like to congratulate them on their award with the Native Oyster. It is always great to see a seafood producer promoting the profile of the Native Oyster, as the Scottish oyster has not been as prevalent in the market in recent years.”
Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd – background
Loch Fyne started with one inspirational idea – to grow oysters in the clear, fertile waters of Loch Fyne. It has since developed into a cluster of businesses whose success is built on an honest approach to superb quality food.
All Loch Fyne businesses abide by the guiding environmental principles established by founders John Noble and Andy Lane at the outset. The companies work together to ensure that only the very best produce – farmed and fished to the highest quality and environmental standards – reaches the kitchens and plates of their customers.
Along with the smokehouse and shellfish farms at the base of Loch Fyne are the Loch Fyne Farm shop and the Oyster Bar, the genesis behind the Loch Fyne Restaurant group, now owned by Greene King with whom Loch Fyne Oysters have both supply and licence agreements in place.
Loch Fyne Oysters work closely with the Marine Conservation Society and is one of its Oceans 25 Ambassadors.
www.lochfyne.com Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers – background
Well managed shellfish farming is an activity that can benefit the environmental health of our coastal waters. The ASSG is currently in the process of developing a shellfish industry Code of Good Practice in order to ensure that farming activities are managed in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner that is in harmony with the needs of other marine and shoreline users.
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