Loch Ryan is situated in South West Scotland, and the Loch itself is about 12Km long and 4Km wide, about 42 square km of seabed. It is Scotland’s largest native oyster bed. The oysters are fished from the seabed, by dredging them with our boat the Vital Spark.

The Loch Ryan Oyster Fishery Company employs two fishermen full time, who are harvesting the largest oysters for market, and relaying the seed oysters into known beds, so that they are able to fertilise better, producing more spat in the warm summers. …

Find out about Scotland's wild, native oysters, an ecosystem treasure of Loch Ryan. Discover how Loch Ryan oysters are helping to restore other native oyster beds across Europe.

The Loch Ryan Oyster Bed dates back to 1701, when King William III, granted a Royal Charter of the oyster bed to the Wallace family. The finest Irish oysters grown on our family farm in the beautiful Cork harbour, Ireland, since 1969.

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Discover the legacy of Loch Ryan's oyster bed protected by Royal Charter since 1701. Learn about sustainable harvesting, seasonal availability, and order Loch Ryan Oysters. Join us at Stranraer Oyster Festival!

Robust, wild Native oysters from the greatest survivng bed of native European Flats in the world. Loch Ryan should probably be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Harvesting rights were granted to the Wallace family by the King of England in 1701. In 1996, the family began restoring the beds under the guidance of Tristan Hugh-Jones.

Monitored and fished sustainably by the Loch Ryan Oyster Company, these native oysters have thrived. The beautiful Loch Ryan is home to Scotland’s oldest and finest Native Oysters, with the oyster beds dating as far back as 1701 after they were granted to the Wallace family, and where they continue to remain in the family ever since.

Kathleen Carragher visits the Stranraer Oyster Festival to find out how Scotland’s last remaining wild native oyster fishery, in Loch Ryan, has survived and why numbers are now flourishing. A 20 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4’s On Your Farm. Broadcast November 2023. Presenter: Kathleen Carragher. Audio Archive: Lorna Young, Indigo Words.

The Loch Ryan oyster bed is one of the most important native oyster beds in Europe. It’s the last wild native oyster fishery in Scotland, and the bed has been protected by Royal Charter since 1701. Native oysters help marine ecosystems by providing important habitat for coastal wildlife.