Buying Our Oysters

Belbin Native Seafoods supply two main types of oyster, the Mersea Native Oyster and the West Mersea Wild Pacific Oysters. As the name suggests, Wild Pacific Oysters exist in the wild and are sustainably fished from traditional oyster beds in inter-tidal waters of the River Blackwater Estuary, Mersea Island. These wild oysters are brought into the creeks surrounding Mersea to fatten them up and give them the unique Mersea flavour. They develop from seed to market over 2 to 3 years depending on the size required. 

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The Mersea Native Oyster is a well-known, historical variant of oyster first remarked upon by Pliny The Elder when the Romans first arrived in Kent. Pliny claimed that they were the finest oysters anywhere in the Roman world and before too long they were being packed in ice and transported across the Alps, or even dragged in nets behind ships returning to the Mediterranean. Luckily, due to Belbin Native Seafoods, customers do not need to go to such extreme lengths and can order these sumptuous oysters online for delivery.