Our
History ....
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| Our History .... |
John Bayes
During
the early sixties the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries began
research on artificial breeding techniques for oysters using
the Pacific oyster. A team of biologists led by John Bayes were
employed by the old Seasalter & Ham Oyster Fishery Company
to set up a hatchery at Whitstable and begin a re-stocking programme
for both species. This proved a successful enterprise resulting
in a healthy seed export market. In 1986 John Bayes bought the
Company which was a subsidiary of Associated Fisheries.
John Bayes |
During the early sixties the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries began research on artificial breeding techniques for oysters using the Pacific oyster. A team of biologists led by John Bayes were employed by the old Seasalter & Ham Oyster Fishery Company to set up a hatchery at Whitstable and begin a re-stocking programme for both species. This proved a successful enterprise resulting in a healthy seed export market. In 1986 John Bayes bought the Company which was a subsidiary of Associated Fisheries. |
Present
and Future ....
| Present and Future .... |
Today, the company operates from
Reculver, eight miles East of Whitstable where the hatchery and
several nursery systems are situated. An extensive pond system
covering 8 hectares allows the luxury of good water quality management
resulting in year round mollusc seed production . Species produced
of oyster and clam seed are (Crassostrea gigas, Ostrea edulis,
Mercenaria mercenaria, Tapes decussata, Tapes semidecussata).
and other species of bivalve mollusc to order.
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Today, the company operates from
Reculver, eight miles East of Whitstable where the hatchery and
several nursery systems are situated. An extensive pond system
covering 8 hectares allows the luxury of good water quality management
resulting in year round mollusc seed production . Species produced
of oyster and clam seed are (Crassostrea gigas, Ostrea edulis,
Mercenaria mercenaria, Tapes decussata, Tapes semidecussata).
and other species of bivalve mollusc to order. |
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