There are periodic bans in certain areas, such as that agreed this summer between the Blackwater Oystermen's Association and the Essex Wildlife Trust, after the population there was found to be close to collapse. Natives are in trouble in parts of the country – a combination of overfishing, pollution and disease has contributed to their decline (in a global assessment, scientists estimated UK stocks had dropped by between 90% and 99%). Native oysters were once abundant in Britain, but today you are more likely to come across hardier faster growing rock – or Pacific – oysters, which have the commercial advantage of being available all year rather than just in the September to April native season. Cornwall's geology gives the oysters a distinct, slightly coppery flavour – they are being considered for protected designation of origin status. He charges around £1.25 for the smallest – grade three (67mm) – to £3.50 for larger specimens, selling online, to local restaurants such as the Greenbank and the likes of Mark Hix in London. The short season and dwindling catches mean it is a far from lucrative business – bad weather meant Ranger got only 50 days fishing last year, catching about 50 oysters a day. "You want to catch more, and sail less, go across the seabed slowly." A lot of the skill is in the sailing, he says. At 37, Christopher Ranger is the youngest owner/skipper unusually, he has taken on an apprentice and is teaching him the ropes. But this could be the last generation of oystermen here – numbers have dropped to 10 boats with around 20 fishermen earning a living.
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