article_snippet: Oysters which have been grown at a West Country site for the first time in 120 years have been grown at Porlock Bay in Somerset for the first time since the natural crop was decimated by powerful trawlers which swept the beds clean.
article_snippet: Oysters have been grown for the first time in 120 years in Porlock Bay in Somerset following a community-led project and have been grown in seawater classed as so pure Oysters can be eaten directly from sea .
article_snippet: Oysters from Porlock Bay were once a sought after delicacy, supplying many restaurants in London throughout the 1800s.
article_snippet: Porlock Bay oysters used to be served in London restaurants in the 1800s when the natural crop was plentiful .
article_snippet: Porlock Bay oysters are being grown and harvested by a just five locals who have joined forces to bring the industry back to the area.
article_snippet: The new crop of oysters has been grown by the Porlock Futures project, a group of five local volunteers .
article_snippet: Mr Hall said Mr Hall hopes that Porlock Bay oysters could be back on the market, at least on a small scale, by mid-summer.
highlights_snippet: Porlock Bay oysters used to be served in London restaurants in the 1800s .
  