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A VERY small proportion of the oysters sold in the British Isles is taken directly from public grounds inshore or offshore. Natural offshore oyster beds become fished out soon after they are found, as a result of indiscriminate fishing, and inshore public beds suffer the same fate unless fishing is suitably restricted. The difficulties in enforcing culture on public grounds have led to the leasing of the chief oyster beds in Britain to private individuals or companies or corporate bodies. Thus the bulk of the oyster supply is produced by oyster cultivation of some kind.
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ORTON, J. Oyster Cultivation and Related Researches in the British Isles. Nature 123, 208–210 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/123208a0
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