Aerial view of 21 Ostrea edulis breeding ponds, each containing 1m litres. 
Pond full of water in summer, ready to breed Ostrea edulis. 
Unloading 500Kg catch to be sorted and graded ashore. 
A dredge used to fish the oysters, about 2m wide. 
Emptying seed onto a raft to be taken to sea. 
Emptying the pond of young oysters. 
Mussel shell, with settled spat, are scattered into the sea to grow for three years. 
This is the product of our hard work, large, delicious native oysters!
Photos:Tristan Hugh-Jones, Atlantic Shellfish Ltd.