Oysters, sourced from a local shellfish hatchery, are cultivated from the juvenile stage through to market size in a four-year cycle.
The method used is oyster bags on trestles in the inter-tidal zone, on the strand adjacent to our processing facility.
Oysters are taken ashore in bags to be washed, graded by weight, and packed to order.
TYPICAL GRADE SIZES ARE:
| N4 | 50-70g |
| N3 | 70-90g |
| N2 | 90-110g |
| N1 | 110-130g |
| N0 | 130-150g |
| N0L | 150-180g |
| N0XL | 180-250g |
| N0XXL | 250g+ |
Coney Island Shellfish Limited, on Ireland’s Atlantic Coast, is a shellfish production company cultivating shellfish in Sligo Harbour since 1988.
