• The native oyster usually inhabits water
depths of between 8 and 25 feet.
• An oyster's mature shape often depends on the type of
bottom to which it originally attached. |
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| Oysters
Dredged from the sea bed have to be graded for size and
type before bringing them ashore |
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• Oysters usually mature by
one year of age but are not ready for the table
until 3 years. They are protandric, which means
that during their first year they spawn as males
as they grow larger over the next two or three years
and develop greater energy reserves, they release
eggs, as females. |
Oysters
on the dockside
at Whitstable harbour |
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