At this level they only uncover to be worked on during alternate weeks. Growers hold supplies ready for market either in purification tanks or on trestles higher up the beach. Transport Oysters are transported out of water in bags, traditional wooden tubs or polystyrene boxes. The same rule of minimising stress as in storage applies during transport. Oysters are best kept at the bottom of the refrigerator covering them with a damp tea-towel helps to keep them moist.
Fishing is done mainly by dredging but some scallops are gathered by divers.
Farming Techniques Scallop farming in the UK at the present relies on wild caught spat. Harvest usually done by individual collection by divers. King Scallops usually take 4-5 years to reach minimum market size whereas the queen scallop only requires two years to reach their market size. Transport Commonly only the scallop adductor muscle with or without the roe is sold. However a limited amount are sold in the shell where the same rule of minimising stress in storage applies during transport.