Scotland’s seafood capital hosted the annual celebration of Scottish shellfish culture this week. was the apt theme for the annual conference of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) this year. The conference also featured the Best Scottish Shellfish competition supported by Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Caption: The annual ‘Best Scottish Shellfish’ competition, held at the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers’ conference in Oban last year saw mussel and oyster farmers anxiously awaiting the results of this keenly fought contest. The winners were, left to right: Andy Abrahams of Colonsay Oysters for best gigas oysters, Cameron McLean of Inverlussa Shellfish on Mull for best mussels, and Judith Vajk of Caledonian Oysters, Barcaldine, for best native oysters.

Source: The Times October 26, 2023 07:51 UTC