Oysters make a comeback after 120-years in Cornwall’s Porlock Bay

#porlockbay #oysters #somerset #cornwall It’s a huge boost to Cornwall because oysters grown at a West Country site for the first time in 120 years have earned the highest status – they can be eaten directly from the sea. These oysters have been grown at Porlock Bay in Somerset for the first time. The natural crop had earlier been decimated by powerful trawlers which swept the beds clean.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 22 March 2015.

In view of success of the community-led project to reintroduce the shellfish industry to the area, the locals are reaping the benefits. These oysters have earned grade A status from the Food Standards Agency since they have been grown in pure seawater.
This implies that they can be eaten directly from the sea without having to be treated or washed. This is a huge plus point and the locals in Somerset keep offering people the chance to sample the first harvest from the waters for more than a century.
Oysters from Porlock Bay used to, once, be a much sought after delicacy and used to supply restaurants in London throughout the 1800s – however, after the natural crop were ruined, a community project was launched.

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