Ohiwa Oyster Farm. Ohope. New Zealand.
S 37° 58.945 E 177° 03.885
60H E 505686 N 5796133
The Ohiwa Oyster Farm is a must see attraction along the Wainui Road around the shoreline of the Ohiwa Harbour. The farm grows all their own oysters and sells them on the roadside.
Waymark Code: WM8WWH
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 05/23/2010
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In the shallow calm quiet waters of the Ohiwa Harbour there is something growing.....oysters. This oyster farm has been here for many years, producing quality oysters and selling them from the roadside shop. They also produce smoked fish and seafood meals to takeaway or eat at the picnic tables overlooking the oyster farm. The oysters, Pacific oysters, are grown on intertidal racks in the harbour waters, marked by poles. You can watch the oysters growing!
Although ponds and tanks can be used for farming shellfish, most aquaculture farms in New Zealand are in the sea.
The main commercial species farmed in New Zealand are green lipped mussels and pacific oysters.
There are three oyster farms in the Bay of Plenty. They are all in the Ohiwa Harbour and are approximately two hectares each in size. The Ohiwa Oyster Farm is about 1km along Wainui Road, signposted on the harbour shoreline.
Wainui Road, Ohope.
Tel: 07 312 4565
Product: Oysters
Relavant website: [Web Link]
Address:
Wainui Road.
about 1km south of Ohope.Bay of Plenty. New Zealand.
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