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Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas)

Common Name:	Pacific Oysters
Scientific Name:	Crassostrea gigas
Other Names:	Ma-gaki (Japan), Huitre creuse, Huitre pacifique (France), Pasifische Auster (Germany), Osta Pacifica (Spain).
Family:	Ostreidae (oysters)
Description:	The average shell length is 80 – 100 mm; can reach 150 mm in four years. Reaches marketable size of 50 – 70 gms whole weight after 15 – 18 months.
Main Season:	Harvested throughout the year except during the spawning season between December to March.
Resource:	Cultivated in New Zealand.
Characteristics:	Flesh lighter coloured than the rock oyster with blackish edge around mantle. Equally suitable for eating natural or cooked.
Common Packaging: _{(packaging may vary between vessels)}
Half Shell IQF	Tray packed in various combinations.



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