Porthilly shellfish, based at Porthilly on the Camel Estuary, are growers, wholesalers and purifiers of Mussels, Oyster and Clams. The business also supplies other seasonal produce from the estuary and coastline including the increasingly popular Samphire (a seaweed like vegetable also known as glasswort).
Starting out life as a purely wholesale business with a small site on the Rock side of the Camel estuary, the business has expanded over the years to cover 4 sites on either side of the estuary. Now growing approximately 800,000 Pacific oysters and 100 tonnes of mussel for wholesale and retail. The recent addition of purification facilities mean that the business can now sell its produce into local restaurants and food outlets.
I Marshall and Sons LLP Rock Shellfish
01208 862642
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