The Clevedon Coast farming process is dedicated to producing "fresh, natural Clevedon Coast oysters" for consumers demanding the highest quality.
Clevedon Coast farmers rigorously adhere to natural spat collection, growing and harvesting their oysters from the world’s safest growing waters.
- Naturally grown in USFDA certified waters in the Hauraki Gulf
- Waters tested weekly for contamination and toxic algae blooms
This is a direct opposite from the majority of oyster farming operations in other countries where artificial practices have been developed, such as:
- The use of hatcheries to artificially produce oysters including a
genetically modified triploid/tetraploid oyster
- Depuration and post harvest disinfection to allow sale of oysters from polluted waters.
| Our Oysters | Other Countries |  |
| High quality growing waters which are continuously monitored for natural and other hazards. | Grown in waters compromised by intense human activities Often little or inadequate quality monitoring for pollution, microbiological dangers and algal biotoxins. |
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| Starts with naturally occurring spat selected over many years by nature to grow well and be healthy in our natural environment. | Spat produced by hatcheries after selection by the aquaculturist
for features convenient for artificial cultivation rather than the
health of the oysters. Oysters often treated with chemicals to induce spawning or to genetically alter the oysters (polyploids) to cause sterility and make the oysters fatter. |
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Oysters are harvested from clean growing waters when naturally
in peak condition. |
Oysters harvested from often potentially unsafe
waters and treated (depurated) to reduce indicator bacteria and
allow them to pass the usual microbiological tests. |
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Extremely fresh and safe. |
Oysters can be harvested many days before processing to allow
for depuration increasing the amount of spoilage organisms. |
